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It doesn't matter whether you use WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger "Secret Conversations" or even Signal app (or PGP or any public key based communications system)!
by blorgle 10y ago
It doesn't matter whether you use WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger "Secret Conversations" or even Signal app (or PGP or any public key based communications system)!.
If you are not verifying key fingerprints out of band, then you are potentially vulnerable to a malicious server MITMing new sessions.
If you want secure end-to-end messaging, verify keys out of band, do not solely trust a 3rd party for key exchange!
- ec109685 10y agoAnd you have to verify the software is using those verified keys for every message you send.