Comment on Telegram says it has 'about 30 engineers'; security experts say that's a red flag

ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  proprietary encryption algorithm

  Oh God why would you do this.

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  • mozz@mbin.grits.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The quote leaves out the best part.

    people have cast doubt over the quality of Telegram’s encryption, given that the company uses its own proprietary encryption algorithm, created by Durov’s brother

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  • knightly@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So they can implement their own backdoor

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  • catastrophicblues@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    To be fair: someone somewhere has to make algorithms that we use. I honestly don’t know if Telegram’s encryption is strong or how strong based on their white paper, but I’m interested in an unbiased evaluation.

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    • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Developers should not design encryption algorithms. They should instead implement algorithms that were designed by a mathematician.

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      • kauraaaa@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        agree with the notion that any homebrew business is questionable but he is a mathematician

        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Durov

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