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Wickr Enterprise AWS Wickr

Legacy names Wickr Enterprise, Wickr Pro

End-to-end encrypted enterprise messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, and collaboration service with administrative data retention and compliance controls.

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Naming timeline

  1. Wickr Pro & Wickr Enterprise (Acquired by AWS)

    · AWS Acquisition of Wickr

    AWS acquired Wickr and its end-to-end encrypted communication products (Wickr Pro, Wickr Enterprise, and Wickr RAM).

  2. AWS WickrCurrent name

    · AWS re:Invent 2022 GA (Preview Jul 26, 2022)

    Rebranded and launched as an AWS-managed service with AWS Management Console administration, SSO integration, and data retention controls.

What is Wickr Enterprise called now?

Wickr Enterprise is now called AWS Wickr, with the latest change on 28 November 2022 (AWS re:Invent 2022 GA (Preview Jul 26, 2022)). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Wickr Pro. End-to-end encrypted enterprise messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, and collaboration service with administrative data retention and compliance controls. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.

Also known as

  • Wickr RAM
  • AWS WickrGov

Technical identifiers

Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.

AWS Service APIs / SDKswickr
AWS CLI Commandsaws wickr
IAM Actions & Policieswickr:CreateNetwork wickr:ListNetworks wickr:*
Terraform Resources (aws_*)aws_vpc_endpoint

Uses the 'wickr:*' IAM service authorization prefix for network lifecycle and administrative permissions in the AWS Management Console.

Notes & disambiguation

  • AWS acquired encrypted messaging provider Wickr on June 25, 2021, and launched AWS Wickr in preview in July 2022 before reaching general availability on November 28, 2022 at AWS re:Invent.
  • Wickr Pro and Wickr Enterprise capabilities were integrated into the AWS Management Console as AWS Wickr (with AWS WickrGov launched for AWS GovCloud in March 2023).
  • AWS recommends AWS Wickr as an AWS-native secure messaging and collaboration alternative for organizations transitioning off the standalone Amazon Chime app.

Sources & official documentation

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