Cult of the Dead Cow
this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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Feeling old today?
Certainly takes me back a while!
I am always skeptical when new encryption protocols are announced. We already have quite a few properly reviewed and proven ones. Any new one has to stand all those tests first before it can be considered secure.
If it is based on Tor and Signal its not "new" and its probably a bad tech writer not understanding the details.
If a new protocol is based on Tor and Signal, it's still a new protocol. If they don't use the existing protocols unmodified, they might break crucial parts in the larger security model.
Edit: even the website states
Veilid is a new, distributed communication protocol developed by Cult of the Dead
It sounds like it's a new app using existing encryption.
That doesn't say anything. I can tell you "I am using AES256" which is a proven cipher, but I can use it totally wrong, by using an inadequate block mode or not initializing it correctly. Or by using shitty keys, inadequate pseudo-random sources, etc.
And you can leak metadata left and right, while having the actual message encrypted.
This news makes it sound like theres no encrypted messaging protocols around. I wish it was more clear what is special about this one. Is it the integration of onion routing and end to end encryption into one protocol?
Wow, I had no idea they are still around
Y tho
That's a blast from the past haha. People were still using ICQ Messenger back then and MSN Messenger
Sounds great, the more options users have the better, I say!
I haven't heard that name in a long time.