Secure Messaging Scorecard: EFF's crypt chat revolution

Secure Messaging Scorecard: After its revelations , the online community, became increasingly concerned about privacy. Our security and privacy requires secure apps from trusted companies, which seems to be very difficult after the news from Snowden. Secure Messaging Scorecard Secure Messaging Scorecard

The Electronic Frontier , recognizing the importance of a secure messaging application, in cooperation with the ProPublica and Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy, announced a project called "Secure Messaging ScorecardWhich is much safer than most popular messaging applications. See AIM, Skype but also CryptoCat and WhatsApp.

The app provides

  • Messages encrypted during transfer.
  • Messages encrypted so that the provider can not read it.
  • The user can verify the identity of his contacts
  • All saved messages are secure even if the user's encryption keys have been stolen.
  • The application code is open for every review.
  • Security is documented
  • The application code has already been checked.

Of course, above all, it is an EFF project.

The EFF states on its website that "security level" and "ease of use" often clash and are factors that do not encourage the general public to use secure communication methods. But looking at what the new app provides, there are no excuses. All known applications - such as Google Hangouts, Viber, Facebook Chat, Skype, etc. - seem to be largely insecure. EFF hopes that the Secure Messaging Scorecard application will bring innovation for powerful crypto-digital communications. ”

You can access the EFF Secure Messaging Scorecard project from here

Check out the tests

Encrypted in transit? Encrypted so the provider can't read it? Can you verify contacts' identities? Has the com-munications secure if your keys are stolen? Is the code open to review? Is security design properly documented? Has the code been audited?
Encrypted in transit? Encrypted so the provider can't read it? Can you verify contacts' identities? Has the com-munications secure if your keys are stolen? Is the code open to independent review? Is security design properly documented? Has the code been audited?
AIM Yes No No No No No No
BlackBerry Messenger Yes No No No No No No
BlackBerry Yes Yes No No No Yes No
ChatSecure + Orbot Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CryptoCat Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ebuddy XMS Yes No No No No No No
Facebook chat Yes No No No No No Yes
FaceTime Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Google Hangouts / Chat “off the record” Yes No No No No No Yes
Hushmail Yes No No No No No No
iMessage Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
iPGMail Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Jitsi + Ostel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Kik Messenger Yes No No No No No No
Mailvelope Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Mxit No No No No No No No
Off-The-Record Messaging for Mac (Adium) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Off-The-Record Messaging for (Pidgin) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
PGP for Mac (GPGTools) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
PGP for Windows Gpg4win Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
QQ No No No No No No No
RetroShare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Secret Yes No No No No No No
Signal / RedPhone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silent Phone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silent Text Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Skype or Whatsapp Yes Yes No No No No No

 

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