Google Messages has introduced a new security feature that utilizes QR code-based key verification to ensure secure conversations. This update focuses on enhancing the authentication process within the app, adding an extra layer of security for users. By scanning each other's QR codes, contacts can verify their identity and establish secure communication channels. This article explores how this new feature works and its implications for messaging security.
The app is starting to introduce QR code-based key verification. | Image credit – 9to5Google
The process is user-friendly, requiring both parties to scan each other's QR codes to verify identities. Once completed, users can check the verified keys in the "Connected apps" section of the Google Contacts app. While full integration is yet to be implemented, the Messages app currently features a "Scan contact's QR code" option to facilitate key verification using the Android System Key Verification app already on users' devices.
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