On: Cyph – A cryptographically secure messaging and so...

[proxynoproxy]

“Cyph is the only encryption app that is secure to use in a web browser, thanks to our patented WebSign technology.”

Run, don’t walk away from vendors making these claims.

[nikolay → proxynoproxy]

Maybe their claim is a bit more valid than those of other systems with equally bold claims [0].

[0]: https://www.cyph.com/websign

[proxynoproxy → nikolay]

IMHO their claim is invalidated by appeal to patents. Patents are a sure fire way to ensure that even the most clever of cryptographic constructions is never used in the real world.

Open is better than closed. Non-patented encumbered is better that encumbered.

[antisocialist → nikolay]

It may be valid against closed source apps, but I don't see how it can be more secure than build-and-self-host OSS apps for private messaging.