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>ever bothered to confirm the certificate for the end to end encryption. Wait, you need to do that manually? Most of times whatsapp just tells me that somebody
by abhishekjha 8y ago
>ever bothered to confirm the certificate for the end to end encryption.
Wait, you need to do that manually? Most of times whatsapp just tells me that somebody's keys has changed and that's all.
- pmontra 8y agoYou have to verify the key. In the chat with a friend, tap the three dots menu, View contact, Encryption. You see that the description ends with Tap to verify. Tap. You get a QR code that your friend must scan. Now you know that you're encrypting the messages with your keys and nobody is MITMing you. You have to do it again when somebody reistalls whatsapp or moves to anothwr phone. If it's you, you have to do it for everyone. Guess why so few people does it. Also, the GUI does very little to direct people to verify the keys and confirm that the communication channel is safe.