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Does it still send your password to the central server, as mentioned in Wire's Wikipedia article? I do not see a mention that they changed it.
by pferde 5y ago
Does it still send your password to the central server, as mentioned in Wire's Wikipedia article? I do not see a mention that they changed it.
- lucgommans 5y agoI'd rather it keeps a username/password on their central service, than authenticate with my phone number. End to end encryption is achieved through key verification, same as on Signal, Threema, tg secret chats, PGP, etc. Your password is just one barrier to accessing your account and the security of the chats/calls does not depend on this.
- pferde 5y agoSure, it is just one of the barriers, but it is still a barrier. If their central server gets compromised, every single Wire user has one less barrier protecting them.