• Jason2357@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    Out of band key exchange is great -as long as people can physically meet and exchange QR codes. In reality, they are often sent via less secure means. As always, the humans are the weakest security link.

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      7 days ago

      Fair point, it always feels dirty to send invite-link through WhatsApp, the dominant messenger in EU.

      How would one go to solve the invite problem? How does Signal handle this?