How secure is it?
Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
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Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#2If you have to ask, you'll just have to trust it.
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#3Depends on what you need. EFF previously used to have a scorecard[1] for all the messaging applications, but they reconsidered the model of their recommendation and put together a good set of articles on the topic which ask questions to consider and provide privacy and tech context. Here's one: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/03/thinking-about-what-yo...
The rest are linked from here[2].
[1]: https://www.eff.org/pages/secure-messaging-scorecard
[2]: https://www.eff.org/de/deeplinks/2018/03/secure-messaging-mo...
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#4Probably at least as secure and very likely moreso than pretty much any other option. cite as "random redneck off the internet" and due yer own dilligencing, of course.
I must say its preferable for plain old SMS messaging, if nothing else, for the options it offers and the stable sane behavior.
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#5Yes. Signal is the gold standard of messaging apps.
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#6Best way to avoid interference or maintain security is to adopt old school tactics. Look at the war games the military played to prepare for Iraq and how the low tech red team comms worked.
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#7Pretty much anything will fail if the end device is compromised. It's probably good up to that point. Otherwise you will have to look into some sort of air gapping to a physically secure device dedicated to messaging (e.g. Yubikey).
As always, it depends on the threat model...
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#8Best way to avoid interference or maintain security is to adopt old school tactics. Look at the war games the military played to prepare for Iraq and how the low tech red team comms worked.
Exactly. If you think you need Signal, you probably really need to STFU.
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#9Depends on threat model. For most people. Yes.
Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?
#10Best way to avoid interference or maintain security is to adopt old school tactics. Look at the war games the military played to prepare for Iraq and how the low tech red team comms worked.
Exactly. If you think you need Signal, you probably really need to STFU.
Forgive my ignorance, but could you develop ?
1 ) That user seems to be asking for the enlightened opinion of HN readers on an important topic. Not everyone is a cryptographist.
2 ) > STFU
as in Shut The F*ck Up ?
Honest question, since I didn't think that's what you meant, I looked it up. It remains the most likely meaning. Others include : " 15.) Samurai Training Finished Unsuccessfully " [0]