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- Your correspondent does the opposite operations to get the message. | - Your correspondent does the opposite operations to get the message. | ||
- | If you want to sign your message | + | If you want to sign your message then you: |
- Hash the message. | - Hash the message. | ||
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As a contrast, consider the Signal Protocol for instant messaging. I will not attempt to describe Signal in any detail as I would get parts of it wrong. It would also make for a pointlessly long article. There is a high level description of the Signal protocol [[https:// | As a contrast, consider the Signal Protocol for instant messaging. I will not attempt to describe Signal in any detail as I would get parts of it wrong. It would also make for a pointlessly long article. There is a high level description of the Signal protocol [[https:// | ||
- | * Signal has at least 2 systems for creating [[pgpfan: | + | * Signal has at least 2 systems for creating [[pgpfan: |
* A Signal session requires the storage and maintenance of a lot of state information. | * A Signal session requires the storage and maintenance of a lot of state information. | ||
* Signal normally uses a server based " | * Signal normally uses a server based " | ||
- | * Signal achieves [[pgpfan: | + | * Signal achieves |
- | * Supporting the SIgnal | + | * Supporting the Signal |
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+ | The Signal Protocol is built on ideas from the [[pgpfan: | ||
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+ | I believe that reliability and security are best achieved with simple systems. OpenPGP is a standard that describes such a system. | ||
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- | The Signal Protocol is built on ideas from the [[pgpfan: | ||
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