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1. Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Friday, 13-Jan-2017 12:50:08 EST Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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   OTOH: @WilliamTurton writes "…there’s no backdoor in WhatsApp, and according to Alec Muffett, an experienced security researcher who spoke to Gizmodo, the Guardian’s story is “major league fuckwittage.”" http://gizmodo.com/theres-no-security-backdoor-in-whatsapp-despite-report-1791158247
   1. Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Friday, 13-Jan-2017 12:57:22 EST Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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      But that re-keying attack seems like an easily fixed design flaw. The keys are already separate from the hardware, so a "clean" hardware replacement should include a transfer of key material from the old hardware to the new hardware so that re-keying queued messages is not necessary. Of course, now there's the vulnerability of exposing key material during the transfer, but that co…