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The point of end-to-end encryption is that Apple doesn't have any keys to give.
by Despegar 8y ago
The point of end-to-end encryption is that Apple doesn't have any keys to give.
- ferongr 8y agoHow do you know? Have you audited the source code of the software?
- dymk 8y agoHave you audited the code for Signal's app? Have you built and installed the app from that audited source? Asking "have you audited the source" is such a meaningless question when you're not building from source (and auditing the compiler...), which practically nobody, not even HN users, are doing. Please read Reflections on trusting trust and rethink what your threat model is, and what you consider "secure". https://www.archive.ece.cmu.edu/~ganger/712.fall02/papers/p761-thompson.pdf https://www.archive.ece.cmu.edu/~ganger/712.fall02/papers/p7...
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoAt least it's technically possible for Signal. Try getting hold of iMessage's source.
- andromeduck 8y agoimessage also uses rsa 1024 which is very much within the range practical brute force these days
- alasdair_ 8y agoHow does one use public key cryptography without some kind of key?