[Cryptography] Forgotten crypto messengers.

[cherry]

On 20/5/24 13:06, efc--- via cryptography wrote:
> Dear cryptoninjas,
>
> I was wondering what your opinion are about two crypto-messengers who 
> often are forgotten and neglected, in the form of bitmessage and 
> delta.chat (www.delta.chat).
>
> Have you heard about them, and what are your opinions about them?
>
> I do know that delta.chat say on their web site that they were audited 
> by ETH Zürich, so on the surface, that sounds like a strong point.
>
> Beneath the surface, I have no idea. ;).


Bitmessage is the real thing.  You control your keys, therefore truly 
end to end, and messages are sent from everyone to everyone, which hides 
your IP.


But it is kind of unfinished, is abandonware, and written in python, 
leading to install nightmares on practically every modern Linux.  Needs 
to be replaced by something written in a more portable language, and 
written in a more modern ways.


I don't know how delta.chat works, but my routine assumption is that 
anything audited by ETH must be an enemy honeypot.