Matrix.org Breaks Federation: Users Can't Decrypt Messages from Other Servers

Re:Matrix.org Breaks Federation: Users Can't Decrypt Message... by ewan251 on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @03:54AM (#41634201)

I cannot replicate this.... I created a brand new account on matrix.org, started an encrypted direct chat with my personal account on my self hosted server (which has been running for around 2 years..) and everything worked fine. Messages were successfully being decrypted on both ends...

> In other words, matrix.org has isolated itself, forcing everyone else (those who set up their own servers or registered on small company servers, for example) to create accounts on matrix.org to avoid losing contact with the majority of people on the network.

This seems like a bit of an exaggeration don't you think?

> authorities have simply approached them and asked to create a walled garden to prevent people from spreading across uncontrolled servers.

That is quite an allegation, do you have any further evidence for this?

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Re:Matrix.org Breaks Federation: Users Can't Decrypt Message... by realityfactchex on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @04:01AM (#41634242)

GP says,

> Users with accounts on matrix.org can communicate among themselves but cannot decrypt messages from users with accounts on any other servers.

And my experience agrees with parent that

> I cannot replicate this

My matrix.org public account works fine to decrypt, read, send messages on a non-matrix.org server that is federated with and has other users from other federated servers.

Props to Arathorn for jumping all over this like it's hot!

If this were broken as described, it would be a big deal I guess. Logs/evidence would be needed, though.

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