Yes, the XSF has a very high bar what a standard is and what not, so the many protocol extensions are labeled experimental. However that doesn't mean implementations are "incomplete" or "insecure". OMEMO has good support nowadays and the implementation in Conversations has been independently audited.
The Conversations Independent audit casually mentions forward secrecy was broken, and that the documentation itself was out of date… And that was at the time the audit was released. The website doesn’t mention if Conversations took these recommendations into account, either.
And that’s just if we assume users only want to use one device at a time, and they won’t touch a desktop.
It’s been 8 years, how regularly should I check back to see if OMEMO is accepted as a standard?
Privacy does not necessarily mean interoperability. XMPP is trapped in the past because it cannot roll out changes, including privacy enhancements that Signal has delivered
kpw@kbin.social 1 year ago
Yes, the XSF has a very high bar what a standard is and what not, so the many protocol extensions are labeled experimental. However that doesn't mean implementations are "incomplete" or "insecure". OMEMO has good support nowadays and the implementation in Conversations has been independently audited.
LWD@lemm.ee 1 year ago
The Conversations Independent audit casually mentions forward secrecy was broken, and that the documentation itself was out of date… And that was at the time the audit was released. The website doesn’t mention if Conversations took these recommendations into account, either.
And that’s just if we assume users only want to use one device at a time, and they won’t touch a desktop.
It’s been 8 years, how regularly should I check back to see if OMEMO is accepted as a standard?
kpw@kbin.social 1 year ago
How regularly should I check if Signal has become an interoperable internet standard?
LWD@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Privacy does not necessarily mean interoperability. XMPP is trapped in the past because it cannot roll out changes, including privacy enhancements that Signal has delivered