(Aug 2019) A lot has happened in and around Matrix since. While this looks like an honest and thorough review, as it’s focusing on defaults and UX/expectations

(Aug 2019) A lot has happened in and around Matrix since. While this looks like an honest and thorough review, as it’s focusing on defaults and UX/expectations, I’m assuming several things to be outdated. Maybe some of the critique brought up here has even resulted in changes in docs, Element and Synapse already. Haven’t yet read thoroughly enough to say what, will probably follow up here later. Note that mxisd (the “only other identity server” referenced), from the paper authors, is now deprecated and part of their “Grid Server”. A community-maintained fork lives on as ma1sd. AFAIK this is the one identity server software to consider for self-hosters. Also for those new to Matrix, “Riot” referenced is now rebranded as “Element Messenger”.