Cult of the Dead Cow Launches Encryption Protocol + ChatApp to preserve privacy. - eviltoast
Cult of the Dead Cow Launches Encryption Protocol to Save Your Privacy
gizmodo.com
At a time when threats to digital privacy are at an all-time high, one of the web's most formidable hacktivist groups may offer a solution with "Veilid."

The protocol is built from the same digital DNA as the Tor browser and the chat app Signal and will be used to create new ways for folks to communicate, share files, and generally surf the web while simultaneously protecting their privacy.

  • aksdb@feddit.de
    31·
    1 year ago

    That doesn’t say anything. I can tell you “I am using AES256” which is a proven cipher, but I can use it totally wrong, by using an inadequate block mode or not initializing it correctly. Or by using shitty keys, inadequate pseudo-random sources, etc.

    • h3ndrik@feddit.de
      4·
      1 year ago

      And you can leak metadata left and right, while having the actual message encrypted.