SoK - Secure Messaging

Explore a comprehensive analysis of secure messaging solutions presented at the 2015 IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy. Delve into the evaluation and systematization of current secure messaging tools, examining their security, usability, and ease-of-adoption properties. Discover the challenges faced in trust establishment, conversation security, and transport privacy, and learn about innovative approaches used "in-the-wild" that may not be covered in academic literature. Gain insights into the trade-offs between strong security features and usability, and understand the complexities of achieving conversation security in group settings. Examine the difficulties in implementing transport privacy without significant performance penalties. This 19-minute conference talk provides a broad perspective on the cryptographic landscape of secure communication, addressing the urgent need for privacy solutions in the wake of widespread state surveillance revelations.