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If WhatsApp integrated everything they had in `Axolotl` [0] protocol specification, this wouldn't be the case. If WhatsApp would attempt to MITM, they would hav
by gsbabil 12y ago
If WhatsApp integrated everything they had in `Axolotl` [0] protocol specification, this wouldn't be the case. If WhatsApp would attempt to MITM, they would have to know someone's private-key (or break the crypto) which never leaves the phone, hence the E2E property.
[0] https://github.com/trevp/axolotl/wiki https://github.com/trevp/axolotl/wiki
- StavrosK 12y agoIt's always possible to MITM if you can't verify the signatures. No matter what they implement, the server can just relay messages back and forth.
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- Buge 12y agoYou don't need to find someone else's private key. Just create your own private key and convince people to send stuff to it.