An overview of the Signal messaging system

Speaker/Bio

Mayank Varia is a research associate professor of computer science.

Abstract

In this talk, I will give a summary of the Signal messaging system, which is one of the the predominant methods of end-to-end text, voice, and video communication today. It is used in the WhatsApp, Facebook, and Signal messenger systems and is coming soon to Skype. My talk will highlight the security properties that the Signal protocol achieves and overview the cryptographic constructions used to achieve them.