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I would be very weary of this product. I used it a while ago on a project for a course I was taking. During my research, I found a FAQ where the creator stated

by wmantly 10y ago

I would be very weary of this product. I used it a while ago on a project for a course I was taking. During my research, I found a FAQ where the creator stated that if ever asked to place a back door in it, he would.

zzzcpan 10y ago
I don't think any creator of any "secure" messaging product would claim something like this. But, given the possibility of something like this happening either way, this is why clean open protocols are more important for decentralized software, than reference clients.
eth0up 10y ago
Could I burden you for a link to that, if possible?
- eth0up 10y ago
  I browsed the tubes for a bit and couldn't find anything but the following, which is a Feature Request comment under Backend[1] mentioning a "controlled backdoor", possibly added by this contrib[2]. It reads as follows: at the cost of getting scorned, but dead serious: a controlled backdoor, with an automatic audit trail, to be used by lawful agencies for keeping us safe. Bitcoin by design supports criminal activities, which undermine the community. A community messaging system should have a way of cleaning itself. 1. https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Feature_request_list#Backend https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Feature_request_list#Backend 2. https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/14skywalker https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/14skywalke... Probably not the example mentioned by Parent, though.
beardog 10y ago
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Atheros 10y ago
puzzled look No one has ever asked if I would backdoor it. I certainly wouldn't; that would defeat the purpose. Someone below linked to a random user requesting this feature: https://bitmessage.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_request_list&diff=prev&oldid=22811 https://bitmessage.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_request_lis... Perhaps that is what you remember reading.

by wmantly 10y ago

zzzcpan 10y ago

I don't think any creator of any "secure" messaging product would claim something like this. But, given the possibility of something like this happening either way, this is why clean open protocols are more important for decentralized software, than reference clients.

eth0up 10y ago

Could I burden you for a link to that, if possible?

eth0up 10y ago
I browsed the tubes for a bit and couldn't find anything but the following, which is a Feature Request comment under Backend[1] mentioning a "controlled backdoor", possibly added by this contrib[2]. It reads as follows: at the cost of getting scorned, but dead serious: a controlled backdoor, with an automatic audit trail, to be used by lawful agencies for keeping us safe. Bitcoin by design supports criminal activities, which undermine the community. A community messaging system should have a way of cleaning itself. 1. https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Feature_request_list#Backend https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Feature_request_list#Backend 2. https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/14skywalker https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/14skywalke... Probably not the example mentioned by Parent, though.

beardog 10y ago

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Atheros 10y ago

puzzled look No one has ever asked if I would backdoor it. I certainly wouldn't; that would defeat the purpose. Someone below linked to a random user requesting this feature: https://bitmessage.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_request_list&diff=prev&oldid=22811 https://bitmessage.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_request_lis... Perhaps that is what you remember reading.