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For those unaware, the Signal protocol developed by Open Whisper (previous name) is what was adopted by WhatsApp / Facebook Messenger / Skype and possibly other
by stonesweep 6y ago
For those unaware, the Signal protocol developed by Open Whisper (previous name) is what was adopted by WhatsApp / Facebook Messenger / Skype and possibly others. In a sense, Signal is the original reference implementation of the specification.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol
- z77dj3kl 6y agoFacebook Messenger at least does not use the protocol by default, maybe for secret conversations. But the Signal folks did indeed help WhatsApp implement the Signal protocol, which is kind of ironic.