Signal AMA on Reddit
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#2After installing the phone version, I just tried the Desktop version on Debian. It doesn't work: fails to connect because none of the machines I have (even the Windows one!) is able to trust the digital certificate from https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/config . I mean, I could try to add the certificate to the exception list, but when it comes to stuff like Signal I feel I shouldn't be doing any of this at all. And their website has no mention about adding certificates to my chain.
I wanna try to move away from Whatsapp too, but when your "Secure" app fails to work because no one trusts your digital certificate, I inevitably start questioning your claims of both quality and security... Everybody will stick to the old product if the new one isn't polished....
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#3After installing the phone version, I just tried the Desktop version on Debian. It doesn't work: fails to connect because none of the machines I have (even the Windows one!) is able to trust the digital certificate from https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/config . I mean, I could try to add the certificate to the exception list, but when it comes to stuff like Signal I feel I shouldn't be doing any of th…
ElementApp/Matrix might be a better option?
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#4Q: "Is there any plans to make user ID system, so that we can add friends without knowing the phone numbers?"
A: Yes, we're working on it.
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#5After installing the phone version, I just tried the Desktop version on Debian. It doesn't work: fails to connect because none of the machines I have (even the Windows one!) is able to trust the digital certificate from https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/config . I mean, I could try to add the certificate to the exception list, but when it comes to stuff like Signal I feel I shouldn't be doing any of th…
What are you doing? That is a self-signed certificate, so your computer shouldn't trust it. Yet the Desktop apps work fine.
Maybe your version of Signal is too old?
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#6I switched to Signal way before. And then Elon Musk recommended Signal to all and sundry on Twitter.
And then that got retweeted by Jack Dorsey. Now..I am a little worried. Do I want anything that has Jack’s paw prints on it. Since he and Zuckerberg turned up like creepy ideological twins at the senate hearings, I can’t tell them apart.
The first question on the Reddit AMA resonates. WhatsApp was great before FB bought that out. Who is to say it won’t repeat with Signal and someone else?
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#7After installing the phone version, I just tried the Desktop version on Debian. It doesn't work: fails to connect because none of the machines I have (even the Windows one!) is able to trust the digital certificate from https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/config . I mean, I could try to add the certificate to the exception list, but when it comes to stuff like Signal I feel I shouldn't be doing any of th…
The Signal Desktop app you are trying to install must be somehow outdated, the desktop apps I use are working perfectly (both GNU/Linux and macOS) and I never encountered this issue. Maybe try to get some help from the community? https://community.signalusers.org/
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#8After installing the phone version, I just tried the Desktop version on Debian. It doesn't work: fails to connect because none of the machines I have (even the Windows one!) is able to trust the digital certificate from https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/config . I mean, I could try to add the certificate to the exception list, but when it comes to stuff like Signal I feel I shouldn't be doing any of th…
What are you doing? That is a self-signed certificate, so your computer shouldn't trust it. Yet the Desktop apps work fine. Maybe your version of Signal is too old?
I just launched the Dekstop app from their Debian apt repository. It says "Something went wrong! Failed to connect to server." and then the Debug Log contains stuff such as:
FetchError: request to https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/config failed, reason: unable to verify the first certificate
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#9After installing the phone version, I just tried the Desktop version on Debian. It doesn't work: fails to connect because none of the machines I have (even the Windows one!) is able to trust the digital certificate from https://textsecure-service.whispersystems.org/v1/config . I mean, I could try to add the certificate to the exception list, but when it comes to stuff like Signal I feel I shouldn't be doing any of th…
ElementApp/Matrix might be a better option?
The matrix signal bridge is pretty great too!
Re: Signal AMA on Reddit
#10I switched to Signal way before. And then Elon Musk recommended Signal to all and sundry on Twitter. And then that got retweeted by Jack Dorsey. Now..I am a little worried. Do I want anything that has Jack’s paw prints on it. Since he and Zuckerberg turned up like creepy ideological twins at the senate hearings, I can’t tell them apart. The first question on the Reddit AMA resonates. WhatsApp was great before FB boug…
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