Timeline for Why is this simple encryption protocol not enough for messaging?
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| Aug 23, 2022 at 16:26 | comment | added | foreverska | I believe it is customary to sign plaintext, append the signature and then encrypt the whole thing but otherwise you have the idea. | |
| Aug 23, 2022 at 15:31 | comment | added | Angelica | Say I add this: A user creates a signing key pair at registration. Before texting, A and B exchange their respective verification key. A signs her message using her signing key. B authenticates the message using A's verification key to verify the signature on it, before decrypting the message. Is that enough to at least solve the authentication problem you mention? Thanks for your answer. | |
| Aug 23, 2022 at 15:17 | history | answered | foreverska | CC BY-SA 4.0 |