# ockam_channel [![crate][crate-image]][crate-link] [![docs][docs-image]][docs-link] [![license][license-image]][license-link] [![discuss][discuss-image]][discuss-link] Ockam is a library for building devices that communicate securely, privately and trustfully with cloud services and other devices. Channel is an abstraction responsible for sending messages (usually over the network) in encrypted and authenticated way. ## Usage Add this to your `Cargo.toml`: ``` [dependencies] ockam_channel = "0.72.0" ``` ## License This code is licensed under the terms of the [Apache License 2.0][license-link]. [main-ockam-crate-link]: https://crates.io/crates/ockam [ockam-channel-crate-link]: https://crates.io/crates/ockam_channel [crate-image]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/ockam_channel.svg [crate-link]: https://crates.io/crates/ockam_channel [docs-image]: https://docs.rs/ockam_channel/badge.svg [docs-link]: https://docs.rs/ockam_channel [license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-green.svg [license-link]: https://github.com/build-trust/ockam/blob/HEAD/LICENSE [discuss-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/Discuss-Github%20Discussions-ff70b4.svg [discuss-link]: https://github.com/build-trust/ockam/discussions