Optimal Channel Security Against Fine-Grained State Compromise: The Safety of Messaging Joseph Jaeger Igors Stepanovs
Alice and Bob want E2E secure communication But what about E2E Tools? Plenty of Theory … Symmetric encryption Asymmetric encryption Session key exchange Signatures TLS is for web servers! ≠ … PGP is a pain! Emerging as most Messaging Apps convenient & usable. 2
E2E Messaging Apps Whatsapp alone encrypts ~55 billion messages/day. Apps Targeting E2E Security: Signal ~700 million iPhones in use. WhatsApp Skype (Private Conversations) Understanding their security is important! Facebook Messenger (Secret Conversations) iMessage These are all based on Open Whisper System’s Double Ratchet Algorithm . (i.e. the techniques of Signal) Telegram (Secret Chats) We aim to better understand its goal: Viber Security against state compromise Many more… 3
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