Subj : Re: Matthew Green on Telegrams Encryption
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Sep 18 2024 15:30:38

Hi August,

On 2024-09-18 08:08:00, you wrote to me:

 WvV>> So the secret chats are even safer if the device is
 WvV>> turned off and in your pocket! ;-)

 AA> Hmmm... now I think you are being too clever!  :|

;-)

 AA> I am guessing that the parts regarding secret chat were written when
 AA> Telegram first came out for portable phones.

 AA> What I find somewhat more mysterious in the FAQ is this:

 AA> "After the secure end-to-end connection has been established,
 AA> we generate a picture that visualizes the encryption key for
 AA> your chat. You can then compare this image with the one your
 AA> friend has - if the two images are the same, you can be sure
 AA> that the secret chat is secure, and no man-in-the-middle attack
 AA> can succeed."

 AA> I am not sure how to view that image, do you?

I found out. If you click/tap on the user (in the header in the secret chat), you get that option.

But you have to be in each others neighbourhood to view/compare it on each others phones. I don't if it's secure to make a screenshot and share that in the secret chat?


Bye, Wilfred.

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