Subj : Re: Matthew Green on Telegrams Encryption
To   : August Abolins
From : Jay Harris
Date : Wed Sep 18 2024 09:44:18

On Wednesday September 18 2024, August Abolins said the following...

 AA> What I find somewhat more mysterious in the FAQ is this:

 AA> "After the secure end-to-end connection has been established,
 AA> we generate a picture that visualizes the encryption key for
 AA> your chat. You can then compare this image with the one your
 AA> friend has - if the two images are the same, you can be sure
 AA> that the secret chat is secure, and no man-in-the-middle attack
 AA> can succeed."

 AA> I am not sure how to view that image, do you?

When you've established a secret chat with a contact, tap their name or picture at the top of the screen to bring up their contact info.

One of the options will be "Encryption Key" which you can tap on to see the key and image.


Jay

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