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#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID INSTALL#
#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID SOFTWARE#
#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID CODE#
#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID PC#

Not only has your cat-knowledge just been updated but your chat channel is now encrypted from end to end. If you want to chat with us you could join the Greenhost chatroom for instance!Ĭryptocat has made you a key-pair while serving you interesting facts about cats. Choose a nice nickname and create a chat channel or join an existing one.

#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID INSTALL#

Choose the right plugin for your browser and install it.

Since Cryptocat is based on open standards it also connects to ChatSecure (iOS) and Gibberbot (Android) to have a secure chat with mobile friends. Since computers without an internet browser are hard to find these days, changes are you'll be able to run Cryptocat without a hitch. So we like to see a tool like Cryptocat that makes encryption more accessible to everyone.Ĭryptocat works on OSX as a standalone app, but is also available as a plugin for all major browsers like Firefox, Chrome and Safari. There is no such thing as 100% security, but taking some basic measures can help you a great deal in making it a lot harder others to invade your privacy. This has everything to do with the revelations of Snowden, combined with the fact that if the NSA has such capabilities we can be pretty sure that other governments can have them as well. To Greenhost it is more clear than ever that everyone should use as much encryption as possible, not only to protect ourselves, but also to make encryption itself less suspect for those who might need it even more. A great match to make using cryptography less hard and more fun. Cryptocat combines a very friendly user interface with strong end-to-end encryption and fluffy feline friends. Cryptocat enables you to have a safer chat with everyone. If you do not like CryptoCat let me know, I have others I could suggest.Cryptography is often seen as scary and unusable by users, that is why we are exited that as of today we have an important and very fluffy new website on our servers.

#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID PC#

If you were willing to sacrifice the use of a PC chat system (You could possibly implement another application such as Wickr), I would recommend "ChatSecure".Īs always, please point out incorrect facts in my answer. Here is a very basic run-down of applications you may like to consider. Here is a screenshot of the latest build from the website: The iOS and Apple version of this product work in a similar nature. The application is not the most GUI friendly, but from personal experience it isn't that hard to use. As for the fact you are after this product, I assume you (and those who shall use this) are pretty tech-savvy.SHA256 is used as the standard hashing function and as the underlying hash function for the HKDF. Verifying the signedPreKey, but is otherwise unused throughout the X25519 is used for all Elliptic-Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)operations.Ī four-way ECDH handshake is used for the initial authenticated key exchangeĪnd further ECDH operations are routinely performed for preKey generation and message ratcheting.ĮD25519 is used for generating identityKeyPair and for signing and Here is a take-out of their security page:ĪES is used in Galois Counter Mode (GCM) for authenticated symmetric encryption with added data.

#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID CODE#

Home made encryption (I do not believe) is used, and whether you review the code to ensure it is secure is debatable.

Utilized End-To-End Encryption and supports AESĪES is used in Galois Counter Mode (GCM) for authenticated symmetric.

#CRYPTOCAT FOR ANDROID SOFTWARE#

All Cryptocat software is published transparently. Use ChatSecure, run up your own XMPP server, OTR protocol.ĭownside here is that it does not meet your preferences:Īlterntaviely you could use CryptoCat, as it meets most your needs: