The End

EOL.md

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+# End of Life notice 
+
+This project will no longer be worked on, and no more features/enhancements will be added.
+
+mxisd was originally created to [help safeguard privacy in Matrix](https://github.com/kamax-matrix/mxisd/wiki/mxisd-and-your-privacy#mxisd-and-your-privacy), and act as a reference for self-hosted infrastructures that required a certain level of compliance, mainly for [EU GDPR](https://eugdpr.org/).
+
+[Matrix 1.0 has been released](https://matrix.org/blog/2019/06/11/introducing-matrix-1-0-and-the-matrix-org-foundation) which sets a milestone: it sets the level of what is acceptable in terms of privacy and security for the protocol and its reference implementations moving forward.  
+With the help of the community, we wrote a research paper to highlight the current state of privacy: [Notes on privacy and data collection of Matrix.org](https://gist.github.com/maxidorius/5736fd09c9194b7a6dc03b6b8d7220d0).
+
+We believe the purpose of the mxisd project has now been accomplished - offering an alternative and raising awareness - and we do not see any value going forward with it anymore:
+- The place of Identity servers in the stack has always been misunderstood and Identity servers [are still considered optional](https://matrix.org/faq#what-is-an-identity-server%3F). Matrix.org also [recommends to not self-host them](https://matrix.org/faq#can-i-run-my-own-identity-server%3F), or even to not use them.
+- The extent of the privacy leaks in [our research paper](https://gist.github.com/maxidorius/5736fd09c9194b7a6dc03b6b8d7220d0) shows that mxisd cannot significantly make a difference,
+  and most likely will not in the future.
+- The Matrix.org team [does not share the same views on Privacy and GDPR](https://gist.github.com/maxidorius/5736fd09c9194b7a6dc03b6b8d7220d0#gistcomment-2943323),
+  and has never taken significant interest into the project or our contributions to the Identity Server specification.
+- The recent change of direction to no longer rely on Identity servers for key behaviours
+  (e.g. [password resets](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/5377)) means this project will not maintain its value in the long term.
+
+Commercial support is still available for bug and security fixes. See [our website](https://www.kamax.io/) for contact information.
+
+Please visit the [Matrix.org dedicated page](https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now) to find alternative(s) to mxisd.
+
+---
+
+**See you in [The Grid](https://gitlab.com/thegridprotocol/home/blob/master/README.md#the-grid) for the next privacy-focused protocol!**

README.md

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 - [FAQ](#faq)
 - [Contact](#contact)
 
+---
+
+**This project is no longer maintained. See the [End of Life notice](EOL.md#end-of-life-notice) for alternatives.**
+
+---
+
 # Overview
 mxisd is a Federated Matrix Identity server for self-hosted Matrix infrastructures with [enhanced features](#features).
 As an enhanced Identity service, it implements the [Identity service API](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/r0.2.0.html)
 and several [extra features](#features) that greatly enhance user experience within Matrix.
 It is the one stop shop for anything regarding Authentication, Directory and Identity management in Matrix built in a
 single coherent product.
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+
 mxisd is specifically designed to connect to an existing on-premise Identity store (AD/Samba/LDAP, SQL Database,
 Web services/app, etc.) and ease the integration of a Matrix infrastructure within an existing one.  
 Check [our FAQ entry](docs/faq.md#what-kind-of-setup-is-mxisd-really-designed-for) to know if mxisd is a good fit for you.