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Army likely to start using SAI for internal communications from April 1

The application supports end-to-end secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet  From April 1, the Indian Army is likely to start using SAI (Secure Application for Internet), a messaging platform, for internal communications, Army chief General M.M. Naravane said on Wednesday.  He said the application, developed by Colonel Sai Shankar, is undergoing the process of getting cyber and security clearance and data testing.  "One of our officers has developed a software application, which is the equivalent of WhatsApp.”  "We plan to introduce that throughout the Indian Army. It is undergoing cyber clearance, security clearance and data testing. And maybe from April 1, we will only use that for our internal communications," Mr. Naravane said at a webinar organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation. The application supports end-to-end secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet....

Indian Army launches 'SAI' - indigenous messaging application similar to WhatsApp

In the quest for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' , Indian Army has developed and launched a secure messaging application named the "Secure Application for the Internet (SAI)" that supports an end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android platform over internet, the Ministry of Defence said here on Thursday. The model is similar to commercially available messaging applications like WhatsApp, Telegram, SAMVAD "The model is similar to commercially available messaging applications like WhatsApp, Telegram, SAMVAD and GIMS and utilises end-to-end encryption messaging protocol. SAI scores over on security features with local in-house servers and coding, which can be tweaked as per requirements," the ministry said in a release. The Indian Army on Thursday launched a messaging app called SAI that will provide secure voice, text and video calling services to its soldiers. https://t.co/6aBKexGhz9 — Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) October 29, 2020 Acco...