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Last active December 4, 2016 05:24
An idea for how end to end encryption could be deployed in Snapchat.

Idea for Signal Protocol Integration in Snapchat

NOTE: Not a crypto expert!

Overview of Signal Protocol

The Signal Protocol, which provides state of the art end to end encryption has support for (but not limited to):

  • One on one messages
  • Group messaging
  • Disappearing messages
  • Attachment sending (image, audio, video)
  • Identity verification