Matthew Green on Nostr: The new update adds periodic rekeying using elliptic curve cryptography, to ensure ...
The new update adds periodic rekeying using elliptic curve cryptography, to ensure that compromised keys quickly become useless, both in the future and for decrypting past messages. This closes an important threat vector.
Along with key transparency, this makes iMessage a state-of-the-art cryptographic protocol
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