Subj : Re: Matthew Green on Telegrams Encryption
To   : August Abolins
From : Jay Harris
Date : Thu Sep 19 2024 04:14:56

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

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

 AA> So.. you think the set of alphanumeric characters are the
 AA> actual encryption key that Tg uses?  I thought it was just set
 AA> of chars for inperson verification/comparison purposes.

From https://telegram.org/faq#secret-chats

"Newer versions of Telegram apps will show a larger picture along with a textual representation of the key (this is not the key itself, of course!) when both participants are using an updated app."

Looks like it might be a fingerprint of the actual key.


Jay

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