What is the best way to protect public keys sitting on server against MITM attack with this zero-trust & end-to-end secure structure? [closed]

This one is a handful to describe. I’ve got on offline first stricture, server is only used for client database sync. This is a zero-trust structure. I don’t care how secure my BaaS provider is, how secure my server is or who my threat act… Continue reading What is the best way to protect public keys sitting on server against MITM attack with this zero-trust & end-to-end secure structure? [closed]

Signal — Can message previews of the messages you send be disabled in the chats’ list of your addressee?

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Signal is armed with measures to instil a sense of privacy in users by preventing undisclosed screenshotting and screencasting message threads, and by enabling the sender to set their text, audio and video-based messages to disappe… Continue reading Signal — Can message previews of the messages you send be disabled in the chats’ list of your addressee?

Confidential Computing – SQL Server Always Encrypted w/ Secure Enclave – Customer Managed Keys or alternative

I am looking into ways to build a data warehouse that would house confidential data for 1+ clients. The requirement is that our organization can never obtain access to the decrypted data. There would be a web application clients utilize to… Continue reading Confidential Computing – SQL Server Always Encrypted w/ Secure Enclave – Customer Managed Keys or alternative

Is TLS encryption between sender and receiver without middlemans end to end encryption and TLS security

As in title, I want to know that is TLS encryption end-to-end encryption when between sender and receiver there’s no any middleman? E.g.:

We are sure that TLS in case 2 doesn’t provide end to end encryption because proxy can read sent dat… Continue reading Is TLS encryption between sender and receiver without middlemans end to end encryption and TLS security

Are all encrypted tunnels also considered virtual private networks (VPN)?

A few days ago, a colleague and myself were having a discussion specifically on site-to-site VPNs. My understanding, and how I was taught, are that all encrypted tunnels are virtual private networks because:

They use a virtual interface t… Continue reading Are all encrypted tunnels also considered virtual private networks (VPN)?

Free messaging (but not images, video, etc) on United Airlines free wifi: is it secure?

I recently flew with United Airlines and I used their free messaging wi-fi plan.
I could text my friends on Whatsapp, but I could not send (nor receive) multimedia content like images, videos or audio clips.
I’m wondering how this works an… Continue reading Free messaging (but not images, video, etc) on United Airlines free wifi: is it secure?