Overview
Threads are a structured communication tool used for message based communication.
Users create Threads to organize topic-specific conversations where they can securely exchange encrypted messages with designated participants. All the active users are notified right away when a new message arrives or anything within the Thread changes.
All the data is stored in the Bridge and can be freely shared between its users.
Architecture
Threads are time-sorted containers for messages. Think of a Thread as a container that allows you to post messages, which can include any binary or text data as well as metadata. Each Thread has its own set of permissions, managed by assigning the users’ public keys to the Thread. Only the users with assigned public keys can read the messages posted in that Thread. Decryption of these messages is possible only with the corresponding private keys.
Each message is protected by a synchronous key, which is further secured using an asynchronous pair of public and private user keys. This dual-layer encryption ensures that the system remains both safe and efficient. Learn more about our advanced encryption methods and how they safeguard your messages.
The following diagram is a visual reference for the architecture of Threads:
Messages in Threads
The main data units in Threads are messages, which contain binary data, as well as metadata:
privateMeta- encrypted data about the messagepublicMeta- decrypted additional data about the message
Each message also has information assigned by the Bridge, which is impossible to modify.
To learn more about messages, go to Sending Messages.