the most recent version of the article indicates that the original
claims have been disputed and removed by BleepingComputer.
Truth is difficult ...
best,
-charles
On 24/02/2021 06:59, Myles Horton wrote:
Just for the record, the people who posted the vulnerability are hardly
trollers. First, the vulnerability is obvious and doesn't really need
any formal proof. Second, one of the researchers is Sergey Frolov, one
of the top people in the field.
-Adam
On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 6:02 PM bo0od <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Nothing is concerned just trollers want to damage the image of signal
Yosem Companys:
> The claims in this article are concerning if true. That said, I
will note
> that I remain supportive of Signal's efforts, both because its
founders and
> key developers have not only been longtime members of our
community but
> also proven themselves time and again indispensable at helping
high-risk
> activists in need, most notably during the Arab Spring.
>
> ****
>
> Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging platform was recently
blocked by
> the Iranian government.
>
> To help its users bypass censorship in Iran, the company
suggested a TLS
> proxy workaround.
>
> However, multiple researchers have now discovered flaws in the
workaround
> that can let a censor or government authority probe into Signal TLS
> proxies, rendering these protections moot and potentially bringing
> repercussions for Signal users located in repressive regimes.
>
> The researchers who reported these flaws via Signal's GitHub
repository
> have been banned by the company with their reported issues removed.
>
>
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-ignores-proxy-censorship-vulnerability-bans-researchers/
<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-ignores-proxy-censorship-vulnerability-bans-researchers/>
>
>
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