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Tox.chat security (tox.chat)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Anone heard about it? Anything bad about security?

I've checked speeds with my friend, the're quite good, file transfer speed is insane compared to signal.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Have you read it's github front page?

This is an experimental cryptographic network library. It has not been formally audited by an independent third party that specializes in cryptography or cryptanalysis. Use this library at your own risk.

BTW, if you look at its issues (including closed ones, which most probably aren't really closed) you'll find pretty interesting discussions about its crypto not being right. That said, I'm not sure what irungentoo brings to the picture...

At any rate, if you're looking for distributed messaging, I'd look into Jami. It also uses DHT and something similar to torrents mechanism. Jami is my only option so far for distributed messaging. There's also Briar, but I don't like it for regular messaging, particularly on phones (too much battery usage), neither its underlying technology, but if it's to your liking, then that's another option for distributing messaging.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Jami has the same issues as Tox. It needs a security audit and probably a rewrite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The audit is true, but at least Jami didn't make up its own crypto lib, it uses standard already in use crypto stuff. To there's a huge difference there.

BTW, they are actually re-writing stuff... But yes, they need more recent audits...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Tox uses NaCl as its crypto library, don't spread misinformation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

True there

I also think its funny that the fsf endorses it.

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