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Comment by moxie

> They seem to have replaced TLS/SSL between client and server with "Noise Pipes".

WhatsApp was already using a custom protocol instead of TLS. We worked with them to transition over to Noise Pipes, which has some advantages over what they were doing before. Also, we've renamed Axolotl to Signal Protocol: https://whispersystems.org/blog/signal-inside-and-out/

parent moxie 10 years ago

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