usbbad.blogg.se - Secure messaging apps comparison

Integrity of the system: The infrastructure that the application runs on is trustworthy and messages can be verified to be unaltered.Privacy of your identity: Information which may reveal your true identity is not exposed by using the application.Privacy of your messages: This means that the contents of your encrypted message are safe from being decrypted by anyone who does not have the decryption key, and they are protected from future brute force decryption.This score means the application provides complete or almost complete protection in this category. This score means the application provides protection for many items in this category.

This score means the application provides some protection in this category. This is the lowest score, which means the application does not provide any protection in this category.

Has contact verification through key fingerprint or other methodīeside each application you will see 4 numbers in colored boxes.

Has ephemeral messages (encryption keys destroyed after a set time).

Does not leak data (pictures or other data saved unencrypted in browseable folders).

Does not expose personal information (for example phone number or email) to other users.

Clients on multiple platforms preferred.

This list is focused on instant messaging and chatting as the primary usage of the app.

Testing is done on both Android and iOS when possible.

Each app may not have all of these characteristics, but the more that the app has of these in the list the better it will score. Here is a list of the criteria I use to pick the best options.