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Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets https://signal.org/blog/spqr/
Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets

We are excited to announce a significant advancement in the security of the Signal Protocol: the introduction of the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR). This new ratchet enhances the Signal Protocol’s resilience against future quantum computing threats while maintaining our existing security guar...

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Oct 2 at 4:58pmWeb
Show threadleckseOct 2
@nixCraft I wonder how often do the developers of Signal think about ancient Rome.
Show threadFlorian Oct 2
@nixCraft So, ancient Rome is guiding us through the quantum revolution?
Show threadjustbobOct 2

@nixCraft stop supporting these corporate controlled centralized systems.

Your on the Fediverse, a decentralized system.

Show threadWorikOct 2

@justbob @nixCraft Silly.

The folks at Signal have paid their dues.

For communications within my community the app must be an app and it must be easy to use

They achieved this, in a way that ptrioritises their users

If you have actual evidence of malfeasance by Signal, I would be very interested

Do you?

Show threadjustbobOct 2

@worik @nixCraft

How long has the XMPP protocol been around? Why not use a tried and tested system that is decades old?

XMPP is decentralized unlike signal

Show threadWorikOct 2

@justbob @nixCraft because I cannot get my friends and family to wrestle with configuration issues

That is the magic sauce of Signal, it just works

Show threadjustbobOct 2

@worik @nixCraft so, like x or Fakebook one location and one bomb destroys it.
The Fediverse? With over 31,000 servers around the world, lets see THAT get shut down. Hundreds of XMPP servers, lets see it get shut down.

How easy is it for Musk to shut down and entire country with his satellites?

Take back your independence

Show threadWorikOct 3

@justbob @nixCraft Sigh. Independence is only useful as part of a community

I will not get my IRL community to use federated community, they are too hard.

Signal they will use.

Show threadStewOct 3

@nixCraft
"We've got post-quantum handshakes, stories and money transfer experiments, but still no SDK, no APIs, no bots. The official libsignal library is undocumented and incomplete. Large parts of functionality are still buried on clients. Don't get me started on "but they have published all protocol specs on their website, go on and roll your own library"! That's not how you run a product. It's borderline negligent for a platform used by millions."

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45456300

When will I be able to host my own Signal Server and own my own messages?

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