Secure Messaging Applications

Discussing End-To-End Encryption Protocols used by messaging applications such as WhatsApp

Due to the highly interconnected world we live in today and the increased dependency on technology in almost every aspect of our lives, the rise of crimes for which technology added another vector that not only makes our lives easier, it has also been utilized by criminals in many ways including the ease of communication. At the same time governments are forced and on occasions takes advantage of this to tap into every aspect of our privacy.

This paper investigates several secure messaging applications and how end-to-end encryption used to secure our communications, not only in transit but also from the moment we initiate this communication from our handset or computer. 

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