2016 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P) 2016
DOI: 10.1109/eurosp.2016.41
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How Secure is TextSecure?

Abstract: Abstract-Instant Messaging has gained popularity by users for both private and business communication as low-cost short message replacement on mobile devices. However, until recently, most mobile messaging apps did not protect confidentiality or integrity of the messages.Press releases about mass surveillance performed by intelligence services such as NSA and GCHQ motivated many people to use alternative messaging solutions to preserve the security and privacy of their communication on the Internet. Initially … Show more

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“…They used a testbed similar to MATAdOR, but had to explicitly configure the mobile device's proxy settings. Frosch et al [7] provided a detailed protocol analysis for TextSecure based on its source code. Anthropological studies like O'Hara et al [16] mainly focus on the content of messages and their implications on social life, usually featuring small trace sets or interview data and not data generated from automated testbeds.…”
Section: Related Workmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They used a testbed similar to MATAdOR, but had to explicitly configure the mobile device's proxy settings. Frosch et al [7] provided a detailed protocol analysis for TextSecure based on its source code. Anthropological studies like O'Hara et al [16] mainly focus on the content of messages and their implications on social life, usually featuring small trace sets or interview data and not data generated from automated testbeds.…”
Section: Related Workmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Apart from users' perceptions, also questions about the security of the implementations of such features arise. Messenger security, for example, with focus on their end-to-end encryption, has been well-studied and shown to have flaws [17]- [19]. A broad overview of security features in instant messaging is provided by Unger et al [20].…”
Section: Related Workmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has gained considerable attention recently after being incorporated into WhatsApp [FMB+14;Ope14a]. Assuming Axolotl is used on two devices, the key material can evolve independently for each device.…”
Section: Prekeysmentioning
confidence: 99%