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> .. is to use an encrypted messaging app like Signal Desktop, Wire, Keybase, or iMessage. Solid selection by authors, not familiar with Keybase though
by auslander 8y ago
> .. is to use an encrypted messaging app like Signal Desktop, Wire, Keybase, or iMessage.
Solid selection by authors, not familiar with Keybase though
- ryanmcbride 8y agoKeybase is basically a communication platform that's secure, but allows the users to verify that they are who they say they are. It's basically like "I am foo, and I identify myself like this, and you are bar, and you identify yourself like that, we now know that we are who we say we are, and now we're having an e2e encrypted conversation. It's supposedly a way to put a stop to imitation, but unless adoption gets huge I'm not sure it'll work that way. It generates a string, you store it on, for example, your twitter, facebook, github, HN account, almost anything with an editable profile. That way when 2 users are talking, one can be assured that the other is who they claim to be (either that or they have access to all of said person's accounts). It's kind of cool but it's impractical in a way that usage is pretty low (at least among people I know. Maybe it's got a big underground following I don't know about). I have a keybase account and literally no one else I know does, so I've never used it.
- freedomben 8y agoI love Keybase (it has some awesome features, like chat (similar to slack), encrypted file storage, encrypted git repos etc. But you're right you have to have other people using it for it to have any value. I've gotten work colleagues to adopt it so now it's also a great way to stay in touch after somebody leaves the company. If you want to look me up on Keybase I'm freedomben, and I'll be your friend :-)