Molding Messaging Facebook application WhatsApp is rolling end-to-end encryption for Apple iPhone and Android users.
“While the end-end message to the end you send and receive is stored on your device, many people also want a way to back up their chat if they lose their phone.
Starting today, we provide an additional optional layer.
Security to protect the backup saved on Google Drive or iCloud with end-to-end encryption, “said the company in a blog post on its website.
The final encryption to the end will also apply to the media and reserve chat users.
WhatsApp users can manage passwords for backups they can secure end-encrypted reserves to the end with their choice password or 64-digit encryption keys that only they know.
Both WhatsApp and backup service providers will not be able to read the backup or access the buttons needed to open it, according to the company.
“With more than 2 billion users, we are happy to give more people to protect their privacy.
We will roll this feature slowly for those who have the latest version of WhatsApp,” said the company on the launch period of launching how users can access protected backupswhen Password.
Someone wants to take their backup: * They enter their password, which was encrypted and then verified by the backup key warehouse.
* After the password is verified, the Vault backup key will send the encryption key back to the WhatsApp client.
* With the key in hand, WhatsApp client can then decrypt the backup.
Or, if the account owner has chosen to use the 64 digit key, they must manually enter your own key to decrypt and access the backup.
WhatsApp rolled encrypted backup end to end for iPhone and Android phone: what this means for users
