Confide

Confide
Developer(s) Confide, Inc.
Initial release 2013
Development status Active
Type Encrypted instant messaging

Confide is an encrypted instant messaging application for Android and iOS.[1] It was first released in 2013 on iOS, and is known for its self-destructing messaging system that deletes messages immediately after reading.[2]

In 2017, the news outlet Axios reported that it had gained popularity among, “numerous senior GOP operatives and several members of the Trump administration.”[3] After receiving more media attention, there were concerns about the security of the app, as it is closed source and an independent review by Kudelski Security indicated it may use an older, less secure version of OpenSSL.[4] The app's first full security audit found multiple critical vulnerabilities including impersonating another user by hijacking an account session or by guessing a password, learning the contact details of Confide users, becoming an intermediary in a conversation and decrypting messages, and potentially altering the contents of a message or attachment in transit without first decrypting it.[5] WIRED reported that the encryption in Confide was based on the "PGP standard," and used Transport Layer Security.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Crook, Jordan. "Confide, The Self-Destructing Messenger, Goes Live On Desktop". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  2. ↑ Robertson, Adi (2017-02-09). "Republicans are reportedly using a self-destructing message app to avoid leaks". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ↑ Swan, Jonathan (2017-02-08). "Confide: The app for paranoid Republicans". Axios. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  4. ↑ "Confide, a favorite app of Trump's White House, is 'a triumph of marketing over substance' - Cyberscoop". Cyberscoop. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Confide, the White House’s favorite messaging app, has multiple critical vulnerabilities - Cyberscoop". Cyberscoop. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  6. ↑ Newman, Lily Hay. "Encryption Apps Help White House Staffers Leak—and Maybe Break the Law". WIRED. Retrieved 2017-02-16.


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