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well, maybe decentralized Signal UI. Since it does neither use Signal encryption nor does its encryption have the properties modern E2EE encryption has (Perfect
by kitkat_new 5y ago
well, maybe decentralized Signal UI.
Since it does neither use Signal encryption nor does its encryption have the properties modern E2EE encryption has (Perfect Forward Secrecy, existing in Signal, Matrix, Wire and even WhatsApp), it cannot really be called Signal anymore
- bjoli 5y agoYou are right: they have switched away from the signal protocol to their own session protocol during 2021. I did not know that. Last time I checked (late 2020) they were using signals protocol.
- ajconway 5y agoHere is their reasoning for a change of protocol: https://getsession.org/session-protocol-technical-information https://getsession.org/session-protocol-technical-informatio... HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25690036 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25690036 Summary: forward secrecy and deniability are nice to have, but removing them makes significant UX improvements possible.