Building an E2EE Chat App in Flask - Part 1: Why Encryption Matters
The article discusses the importance of End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) in messaging applications. The author is documenting the process of building an encrypted chat app using Flask to better understand encryption. Future parts of the project will address secure password handling.
- ▪Most messaging apps claim to be secure, but they often store messages on their servers where they can be accessed by others.
- ▪End-to-End Encryption ensures that only the sender and recipient can read the messages, keeping them private from the server.
- ▪The author aims to learn about encryption through practical application rather than just theoretical knowledge.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3933233) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Avash Karn Posted on May 22 Building an E2EE Chat App in Flask - Part 1: Why Encryption Matters #privacy #security #python #tutorial Hey everyone! I'm building an encrypted chat application in Flask and documenting the journey. Here's Part 1. Why E2EE Matters Most messaging apps claim to be secure, but they're not. Your messages sit on their servers where anyone with access can read them. End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) = only you and the recipient can read messages.
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