Tox – An encrypted P2P chat protocol that does not rely on central servers

Re:Tox – An encrypted P2P chat protocol that does not rely o... by im3w1l on Sunday January 06, 2019 @06:14PM (#18841363)

I read about 20 replies of that and it does sound a bit overblown. Yes - the protocol is not perfect, but the flaw is a minor one. It could even be considered a feature request - preserve semblance of security after key compromise. If it can be done sure, by all means! But does not necessitate panic or rushing things - that would be more dangerous.

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Re:Tox – An encrypted P2P chat protocol that does not rely o... by tptacek on Sunday January 06, 2019 @06:51PM (#18841558)

There aren't a lot of cryptographers who would accept KCI vulnerability as a "feature".

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Re:Tox – An encrypted P2P chat protocol that does not rely o... by im3w1l on Sunday January 06, 2019 @06:57PM (#18841581)

Resistance to it would be the feature.

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Re:Tox – An encrypted P2P chat protocol that does not rely o... by woodruffw on Sunday January 06, 2019 @06:29PM (#18841447)

> But does not necessitate panic or rushing things

I don't think I suggested either. If anything, Tox was rushed (by a group of 4channers, no less) and many of the flaws in its design are a consequence of that. I don't think enough people are actually using it to warrant panic.

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Re:Tox – An encrypted P2P chat protocol that does not rely o... by Smithalicious on Sunday January 06, 2019 @09:14PM (#18842210)

I fail to see how its developers being part of [competing tech community] has any relevance to the quality of the program.

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Re:Tox – An encrypted P2P chat protocol that does not rely o... by tylersmith on Sunday January 06, 2019 @08:00PM (#18841907)

Is using 4chan known to compromise one's programming skills?

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