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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by tptacek on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @10:24AM (#12900930)
Not only is Telegram far less secure --- even when its opt-in(!) end-to-end messaging is enabled --- than Signal, but Reuters has reported that Iran has exploited some of its faults to hijack accounts and track activists. Don't use Telegram.
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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by tptacek on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @11:34AM (#12901599)
You should be embarrassed to be repeating these falsehoods on this thread.
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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by Dolores12 on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @12:30PM (#12902162)
your falsehood claims are no better, Joe. telegram puts their money where their claims are. and you cite reuters as reputable source. just wow.
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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by def_true_false on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @05:55PM (#12904683)
Yeah, using GCM to wake up the device is totally worse than sending 99% messages without end-to-end encryption.

What's wrong with Reuters? Would you prefer RT?

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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by Dolores12 on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @10:49AM (#12901154)
So Iran can claim 300k award for breaking telegram crypto, can it?
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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by MrMullen on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @12:45PM (#12902301)
That reward is bullshit. Their requirements are so strict that no one could defeat it. If they did that same challenge in Iran, Iran would win the challenge and the reward.
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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by Dolores12 on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @12:53PM (#12902380)
what requirements are you talking about?

https://telegram.org/blog/cryptocontest https://core.telegram.org/contest300K

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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by MrMullen on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @03:14PM (#12903538)
This one: https://telegram.org/crypto_contest
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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol by Dolores12 on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @11:45PM (#12906107)
How does it relate to 300k contest i am talking about?
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