New: a self-check for teams
Ten questions, three minutes: the self-check shows where a team's communication is vulnerable and names the three most important next steps. Answers stay in the browser.
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What’s happening at VENTEX.
The most important steps in plain language, each with a date and a link to the detailed source.
All technical changes in detail are in the Release Centre.
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Website Review Made public: the path to an independent review
VENTEX Connect has not yet been independently reviewed. A new page shows what is to be reviewed, what is already prepared, what is still missing and what applies until then.
Read moreWebsite Accessibility statement published
The website was checked against the WCAG 2.2 criteria and improved. The statement says plainly what is met, what is not yet, and how to report barriers.
Read moreWebsite Home page in plain language
The home page now explains VENTEX Connect without jargon – in all six languages. The full technical detail remains on the subpages.
Read moreSupporters Nine people now support the mission
The mission supporter directory now includes nine people from research, teaching and practice. They support the mission personally – they do not review or endorse products.
Read moreWebsite Plain facts: what VENTEX is – and is not
All the key boundaries on one page: what is evidenced, what is not claimed and where each statement is documented in full.
Read morePilots Three organisations are testing VENTEX Connect
Three pilot partners in Germany and Romania are using VENTEX Connect within a limited scope. Two of them are affiliated with VENTEX, one is organisationally independent. There are no results yet.
Read moreSecurity 308 security requirements checked internally
The internal test suite maps each of the 308 security requirements to its own counter-test. It also ran 19 times in real browsers with 189 checks. This is an internal review, not an independent audit.
Read moreSecurity Extra protection against future quantum computers
Suitably equipped devices now set up new conversations with an additional method designed to resist future quantum computers as well. This covers setting up a conversation, not yet every single message after that.
Read moreSecurity Vulnerability reporting route published
Anyone who finds a weakness has an orderly way to report it. A public register shows security advisories and their status.
Read moreProduct A hands-on exercise in your browser
A guided exercise shows how a team uses VENTEX Connect to take on an alarm, coordinate and complete tasks – with test data, no sign-up.
Read moreSecurity Every message with its own key
VENTEX Connect now encrypts messages by default with continuously renewed keys. If one key becomes known, earlier messages remain protected.
Read moreWebsite Evidence open to everyone
The Evidence Center explains, for every security claim, how it is checked and where its limits are.
Read moreProduct The foundation is in place
Real-time messaging and an app that installs straight from the browser: the foundation of VENTEX Connect is running.
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