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Signal has no known/published real security audit? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Someone made a compilation of academic reviews and blogposts here: https://community.signalusers.org/t/wiki-overview-of-third-party-security-audits/13243 but none of them seem to be real security audit reports, ex. compare with real security audits to Delta Chat: https://delta.chat/en/help#security-audits

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can always look at their history "complying" to government orders to hand over user data.

https://signal.org/bigbrother/

No company is going to break the law for you, so live tests seem about as good as a security audit.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You can always look at their history “complying” to government orders to hand over user data.

IIRC by US law they are not allowed to disclose requests from US gov itself

so live tests seem about as good as a security audit.

I would rather prefer real security audits

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

A security audit would be great, but their most recent request was from Santa Clara county, and several previous ones are also from US jurisdictions. You can read about the content of what they were able to provide to the courts.

They're obviously private. And if you're concerned about the app, use the fork Molly.

I guess I don't see what more a security audit would reveal that we couldn't deduce by examining the code or real-life examples.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would also prefer a server in a jurisdiction that I choose as suitable for my needs. Or, better, a mini-computer on my balcony.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I only talk quietly in loud rooms, can’t trust Signal.