WhatsApp Is Closing: Secure End-To-End Encryption Enabled
The popular Messenger WhatsApp has deployed a comprehensive end-to-end encryption on all devices. A clear sign to the dispute between Apple and the FBI.
Now that last the dispute between Apple and the FBI to decipher an iPhone for months made headlines, the public for the secure communication is sensitized. According to the announcement of WhatsApp founder Jan Koum and Brian Acton and the encryption expert Moxie Marlinspike opposite comes Wired exactly the right time. Like the three report against the US magazine, the Messenger service all fences now attracts up and seals off the data of his counting over one billion users against inquisitive third hermetically. "USA: swirls around WhatsApp encryption
After WhatsApp long time been criticized for vulnerabilities, laxem Privacy and lack of encryption, which now belongs to Facebook service has significantly improved. So WhatsApp was already 2014, the cooperation with the Edward Snowden repeatedly praised security experts of Open Whisper Systems known to transfer originating from the signal-Messenger source code-open encryption technology in WhatsApp. During the encoding of news for Android users for some time to be active, failed security when users were involved as with an iPhone in the conversation. But the uncertainty is now out of the world, as well as Open Whisper announces.
As the service reports that they have implemented encryption technology gradually for various operating systems in the past few months. The process is now complete, so that the end-to-end encryption for Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Nokia S40, Nokia S60, BlackBerry and BB10 and thus for all the users is available. The technology protects not only individual chats WhatsApp users, but also group chats, attachments, voice mails and even calls. Here in the end-to-end encryption, the information is connected directly to the user's device and only decrypted when opposite. Thus even WhatsApp no chance to get the message to its users.
In order to exchange information via a secure connection with family, friends, colleagues via WhatsApp future, you need to do nothing. The encryption function is enabled by default. The only requirement: All communication partners must have installed the latest version of the Messenger app. If so, WhatsApp automatically displayed in the chat window, enter the message that from now on all messages and calls are protected in this chat with end-to-end encryption. As a bonus feature is the possibility to authentifzieren the respective chat partner via security number. For this purpose it has to scan the displayed QR code each other. This tells WhatsApp then make sure that the other end is really behind the user account of John Doe and not someone who only pretends to be Max. As the encryption technique works in detail, describes the provider in a separate PDF document .
With the encryption of video, photos and text of one billion users, WhatsApp sends a clear message, as security expert Cris Thomas noted. With the end-to-end encryption, the company withdraws from the outset all attempts of law enforcement agencies to have to compromise the security of the Messengers, so Thomas continued. However, he points out that make contents "only" protected on the way from a smart phone to the other. Each user should be aware so that the data is completely unprotected on the smartphone itself. This is especially true when you save your chats in an unencrypted Cloud or grant third parties access to your smartphone. Also WhatsApp not know what you exchange information, when and with whom you are communicating registered the service remains. WhatsApp still adheres to the Terms of the right to store metadata before.
WhatsApp now has over one billion users, only which belongs to the family network Facebook has more. Thus, the service is considered the beliebeste Messenger ever. While just have the Crypto Messenger a big problem: there are too many of them and their users are scattered in comparison to WhatsApp to different systems that can not communicate with each other. With the recent update of the messenger WhatsApp makes a tremendous step forward, because an end-to-end encryption ensures after all that not just anybody can read messages of other users, even if they should intercept these. That all messages are sent further via server location USA, may be criticized. One must WhatsApp their credit, they have decided to Open Whisper Systems for a partner for secure Messenger, how many years signal is responsible (formerly RedPhone and TextSecure) and enjoys great confidence. That now WhatsApp users benefit from end-to-end encryption with Android and iPhone devices, provides at least one billion people to significantly enhance safety.
Now that last the dispute between Apple and the FBI to decipher an iPhone for months made headlines, the public for the secure communication is sensitized. According to the announcement of WhatsApp founder Jan Koum and Brian Acton and the encryption expert Moxie Marlinspike opposite comes Wired exactly the right time. Like the three report against the US magazine, the Messenger service all fences now attracts up and seals off the data of his counting over one billion users against inquisitive third hermetically. "USA: swirls around WhatsApp encryption
WhatsApp: encryption enabled on all devices
After WhatsApp long time been criticized for vulnerabilities, laxem Privacy and lack of encryption, which now belongs to Facebook service has significantly improved. So WhatsApp was already 2014, the cooperation with the Edward Snowden repeatedly praised security experts of Open Whisper Systems known to transfer originating from the signal-Messenger source code-open encryption technology in WhatsApp. During the encoding of news for Android users for some time to be active, failed security when users were involved as with an iPhone in the conversation. But the uncertainty is now out of the world, as well as Open Whisper announces.
Safe Chat for all
As the service reports that they have implemented encryption technology gradually for various operating systems in the past few months. The process is now complete, so that the end-to-end encryption for Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Nokia S40, Nokia S60, BlackBerry and BB10 and thus for all the users is available. The technology protects not only individual chats WhatsApp users, but also group chats, attachments, voice mails and even calls. Here in the end-to-end encryption, the information is connected directly to the user's device and only decrypted when opposite. Thus even WhatsApp no chance to get the message to its users.
Thats how it works
In order to exchange information via a secure connection with family, friends, colleagues via WhatsApp future, you need to do nothing. The encryption function is enabled by default. The only requirement: All communication partners must have installed the latest version of the Messenger app. If so, WhatsApp automatically displayed in the chat window, enter the message that from now on all messages and calls are protected in this chat with end-to-end encryption. As a bonus feature is the possibility to authentifzieren the respective chat partner via security number. For this purpose it has to scan the displayed QR code each other. This tells WhatsApp then make sure that the other end is really behind the user account of John Doe and not someone who only pretends to be Max. As the encryption technique works in detail, describes the provider in a separate PDF document .
WhatsApp now really safe?
Assessment: Encryption is giant step
WhatsApp now has over one billion users, only which belongs to the family network Facebook has more. Thus, the service is considered the beliebeste Messenger ever. While just have the Crypto Messenger a big problem: there are too many of them and their users are scattered in comparison to WhatsApp to different systems that can not communicate with each other. With the recent update of the messenger WhatsApp makes a tremendous step forward, because an end-to-end encryption ensures after all that not just anybody can read messages of other users, even if they should intercept these. That all messages are sent further via server location USA, may be criticized. One must WhatsApp their credit, they have decided to Open Whisper Systems for a partner for secure Messenger, how many years signal is responsible (formerly RedPhone and TextSecure) and enjoys great confidence. That now WhatsApp users benefit from end-to-end encryption with Android and iPhone devices, provides at least one billion people to significantly enhance safety.
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