Codes, Cryptography & BlockchainSecure Messaging

End-to-End Encryption

Even the messaging company can't read your messages

Your message passes through a company's computers on its way. So how can that company still not read it?

You'll find out

  • What the server is really holding
  • How two phones agree on a secret
  • What still leaks when it's locked

Why it matters

Your words travel through other people's computers every day. Knowing who can read them changes what you share.

About 3 min6 interactive slides · 5 questionsLesson 217 · Zone 25

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