We are pleased to share that Wickr has been acquired by Amazon and is now part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) team. We’re proud to have created highly trusted, secure communication solutions for messaging, video conferencing, file sharing, and more. From our founding ten years ago, we have grown to serve organizations across a wide range of industries, all over the world. Together with AWS, we look forward to taking our solutions to the next level for our customers and partners. Learn more here →
“As we develop better methods and models for protecting communication streams, it is essential to examine how the threat model for secure messaging applications has evolved beyond the traditional man-in-the-middle attack.” * The content of this paper was presented at 2017 AppSecUSAAuthor: Joël AlwenIn an age of ever more sophisticated
The Wickr platform is built around two types of secrets: cryptographic keys and passwords. This paper is focused on passwords. First, I’ll explain why Wickr has opted to use passwords. Next, I’ll describe how exactly how they are used. Finally, I’ll address the potential threats password use exposes us to