HackTunnel
Security and privacy
encrypted messaging
SHOW HN2015
25points
6comments
#1,043of 2,565 in 2015
Top 41%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Design: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
Objections
Security claim that tunnel is safe only until password or servers are compromised is overstated
From 1 comment
"How safe is my tunnel? Your tunnel remains safe until your password or our servers are not compromised." uhhh...
thomasjudge on HN
Redis persistence and dependencies are unnecessary for a simple chat
From 1 comment
I'm still waiting for the day that somebody does a "super simple chat" with NO dependencies. Why do they all need REDIS or some kind of persistence? Why not just hold it in…
susi22 on HN
Questions
Does OTR forward secrecy protect messages even if the server is compromised?
From 1 comment
I haven't looked deeply into this implementation, but with OTR's forward secrecy and 3.1+ authentication, is that not enough to defeat even the server being compromised?…
kodablah on HN