AWS Wickr features

Flexible collaboration: Send messages either one-on-one or in groups. Create rooms with members using the directory (people in your network) or your contacts list (people outside your network).

Ephemeral options: Set expiration timers to delete sent messages and files after a set amount of time (anywhere from 1 minute to 365 days). Burn-on-read (BOR) timers let you automatically delete a message once it has been read by its recipient.

Encrypted file sharing: Share end-to-end encrypted files up to 5 GB by direct message or in an AWS Wickr room.

Encrypted audio messaging: Record and share audio messages up to one minute within an AWS Wickr room or send audio directly to other users.

One-on-one and group calling: Hold end-to-end encrypted voice or video calls with up to 100 participants or make one-on-one calls. Presets allow you to curate device-specific experiences.

Presenter mode: Permit up to 500 view-only attendees; only the host can share video, audio, and screens.


Screen sharing: Share your screen or present information during one-on-one calls and conference calls with up to 500 participants.

Advanced cryptography: One-to-one and group messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, screen sharing, and location sharing are protected with 256-bit, end-to-end encryption. No one except the intended recipients has access to the keys required to decrypt the content—giving you complete control over your data.

Open access capability: Disguise traffic to protect data on restricted and monitored networks. AWS Wickr Open Access connects to a series of global proxy servers to help secure an efficient path for your data. 

User key verification: AWS Wickr incorporates automatic digital signature verification, data encryption at rest, and strong authentication and access controls to help protect against adversary-in-the-middle attacks.
 

Federation: Allow individual users and teams to safely collaborate with external Wickr users. Groups of users can be assigned to specific federation rules. Access can be restricted to select customers, vendors, partners, and other companies or subsidiaries on AWS Wickr networks.

Guest user access: Wickr administrators can enable or disable the guest user access feature for individual security groups in the Wickr admin console. Once the feature is enabled, anyone can participate in secure conversations that are initiated by licensed Wickr network users.

Data retention: Retain information in a private data store that you manage. Wickr network administrators can configure and apply data retention to both internal and external communications in a Wickr network. This includes conversations with guest users, external teams, and other partner networks, so you can preserve messages and files sent to and from the organization to help meet internal, legal, and regulatory requirements. The data retention process can run anywhere Docker workloads are supported: on-premises, on an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) virtual machine, or at a location of your choice.

Accreditations: AWS Wickr has been authorized for Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Level 4 and 5 (DoD CC SRG IL4 and IL5) in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. Wickr is also Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorized at the Moderate impact level in the AWS US East (N. Virginia) Region, FedRAMP High authorized in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region, and meets compliance programs and standards such as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) eligibility, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, and System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1, 2, and 3. For more information about Wickr accreditations, visit Services in Scope.

AWS Wickr bots: Use bots to integrate AWS Wickr with third-party systems. Automate workflows with existing compliance and broadcast bots, or build custom bots with the AWS Wickr bots SDK. Bots can be configured to read or write data from any source; they can be added to chat rooms for user interaction, and can also be self-hosted within customer environments.

AWS Wickr APIs: Send requests to the AWS Wickr API internet gateway with stateless RESTful calls. Create rooms, create users, review statistics, and more.

AWS Wickr ATAK plugin: Use the AWS Wickr ATAK plugin to integrate with the geospatial situational awareness capabilities of the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK). The plugin incorporates the secure communication and federation capabilities of AWS Wickr into the ATAK environment, allowing secure, map-based collaboration without the need to change between applications. This allows operators to securely communicate in a single user interface and maintain a common operating picture when responding to, facilitating, or training for large-scale events.

Set permissions and configure ephemeral messaging options. Organize users into security groups and apply custom settings and policies, such as password complexity policies, messaging preferences, calling features, security features, and network federation. Add an additional layer of security by integrating AWS Wickr with Active Directory, Okta, and OpenID Connect (OIDC) single sign-on (SSO) services.

Choose a deployment that allows you to protect communications and meet the needs of both internal and external users while retaining data in accordance with internal, legal, and regulatory requirements. 

Cloud-native: Set up an AWS Wickr network in minutes through the AWS Management Console. Launch your network in one of many AWS regions around the world. Enjoy the security, global availability, and pay-as-you-go pricing of the AWS cloud.

Self-hosted: Set up a Wickr Enterprise network for complete control over data for retention and auditing purposes. Enjoy many of the same features as AWS Wickr, in situations when your unique use case requires more than the control and accreditations that AWS Wickr provides by default. Contact us to learn more and get started with the self-hosted deployment option.