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Automatically negotiate encryption keys #6

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warcode opened this issue Aug 18, 2017 · 0 comments

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warcode commented Aug 18, 2017

Save encryption key locally
Save private key locally
Automatically negotiate with other chat participants via pub/priv
Use agreed upon symmetrical key for actual encryption
How do we handle late arrivals?
- Multiple keys saved, with an id that is stored with message? That way you can still decrypt old messages, but you use the new key after that.
Key conflicts must be prevented or handled; vector clocks? Use OPs as masters?

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