{"id":398951,"date":"2022-01-25T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-private-messaging-app-claims-to-be-decentralized-and-quantum-resistant\/"},"modified":"2022-01-25T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:30:00","slug":"new-private-messaging-app-claims-to-be-decentralized-and-quantum-resistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-private-messaging-app-claims-to-be-decentralized-and-quantum-resistant\/","title":{"rendered":"# New private messaging app claims to be decentralized and quantum-resistant"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# New private messaging app<\/a> claims to be decentralized and quantum-resistant <\/strong>”
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The new private messaging app called \u2018xx messenger\u2019 has been developed by renowned cryptographer David Chaum and it claims to be quantum-resistant.<\/p>\n

The messenger claims to be quantum-resistant, making it able to shield message content from all currently known decryption efforts. This would protect sender, receiver, and their location data from being intercepted or tracked by unwelcome interlopers. <\/p>\n

The app is now available on both the Apple and Android app stores.<\/p>\n

Quantum resistance refers to cryptographically securing data from even the most elaborate conceivable code-cracking systems. Quantum computers could potentially be used to decipher encrypted messages on other messenger apps, but quantum resistance theoretically removes that possibility from xx messenger.<\/p>\n

David Chaum is renowned for making the first known proposal for a blockchain protocol in 1982. He also developed ecash, an electronic cash application that protected a user\u2019s personal information cryptographically. It was widely viewed as a precursor to Bitcoin (BTC).<\/p>\n

Chaum told Cointelegraph today that the security of xx messenger relies on a \u201cdecentralized mixnet protocol\u201d which \u201censures that even the most determined cannot tell who you are talking to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new messenger\u2019s cryptography is open source and can be found on its GitHub<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

The private messaging app also claims to boast a globally decentralized network of 350 nodes. Chaum said: <\/p>\n

\u201cThe current plan is to rapidly increase the number of nodes to 550 – with further increases planned as the protocol and its software mature.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Node operators earn xx coins as rewards for running nodes on the proof-of-stake xx network.<\/p>\n

Other private messaging apps include Signal and Telegram. Each of those apps claims to approach user privacy with a great deal of care by utilizing end-to-end encryption or client-server encryption respectively. <\/p>\n

End-to-end encryption is only as secure as the encryption itself, meaning a message can be compromised and decoded by a powerful computer if it is not deleted. Client-server encryption utilizes centralized servers to encrypt and store message data.<\/p>\n

Chaum acknowledged the impact Signal has had in the field of private messengers but pointed out a limitation of the app\u2019s privacy capabilities. <\/p>\n

\u201cSignal itself, as well as many intermedia<\/a>ries, can see who you talk to, when, and how much. And various governments will commonly use that information.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Quantum-resistant platform solves scalability and bandwidth bottlenecks present on the blockchain<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

With the new messenger offering, the team from xx network is dedicated to \u201cprotecting and strengthening inalienable privacy rights at the dawn of web3.\u201d<\/p>\n