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Alex Conner –
@gRegorLove with iMessage a compromised server can send an extra key and boom, access to encrypted data.
Alex Conner –
@gRegorLove TextSecure is a lot better, it's derived from OTR. But it's tied to one device, which is a primary reason for the strength.
@codatory I haven’t checked them out in-depth, but my understanding was iMessage/TextSecure use better crypto.
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@gRegorLove with iMessage a compromised server can send an extra key and boom, access to encrypted data.
@gRegorLove TextSecure is a lot better, it's derived from OTR. But it's tied to one device, which is a primary reason for the strength.
@gRegorLove The crypto is the same, it's all AES/DiffeHelman, it's the protocol that's questionable.