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Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK by mirekrusin on Friday February 21, 2025 @10:03PM (#43135687)
TIL man in the middle = e2e encryption.
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Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK by scripturial on Friday February 21, 2025 @10:44PM (#43135889)
E2E encryption is not the same as MITM. You’re not adding anything useful to the conversation.

E2E encryption is not vulnerable to MITM. E2E encryption is vulnerable only to how many keys there are and who has access to them.

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Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK by chii on Saturday February 22, 2025 @02:16AM (#43136868)
SO if google still has access in an E2E system, but you didnt know, is it still E2E?

What if google told you they also have a key? Does that change the above answer to the question?

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Re:Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK by echoangle on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:49AM (#43137349)
If someone except the communicating parties has access to the keys, it’s not E2E encrypted anymore though. At least according to this definition:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption

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