Peerio
| Original author(s) | Jacques Drouin, Vincent Drouin, Florencia Herra-Vega, Nadim Kobeissi, Jean-Sébastien Monty |
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| Developer(s) | Florencia Herra-Vega, Nadim Kobeissi |
| Initial release | January 14, 2015 |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux, Google Chrome, Android, iOS |
| Type | Security |
| License | GNU General Public License V3 |
| Website | peerio |
Peerio is a cloud-based encrypted communications suite developed by Nadim Kobeissi and Florencia Herra-Vega and released on 14 January 2015.[1][2]
Features
Peerio is a free application, available for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, and as a Google Chrome extension.[3][4] It offers end-to-end encryption, which is enabled by default. The encryption uses the miniLock open-source security standard, which was also developed by Kobeissi.[5] The intent behind Peerio is to provide a security program that is easier to use than the current PGP standard.[6]
Peerio was audited by the German security firm Cure53, which found only non-security related bugs, all of which have since been fixed. [2]
Controversy
In January 2016 co-founder Nadim Kobeissi tweeted his reasons for leaving Peerio. These centered around potential plans to sell backdoored versions of the Peerio software to certain clients. Peerio soon denied the claims on their own blog, citing discussions of multiple party authentication systems (see: Shamir's Secret Sharing) as the subject of the controversy.[7]
References
- ^ Paul, Ian (15 January 2015). "Peerio hands-on: This secure messaging suite packs dead simple end-to-end encryption". PC World. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ a b Greenberg, Andy (14 January 2015). "The Free Encryption App That Wants to Replace Gmail, Dropbox, and HipChat". Wired. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Morrison, Kimberlee (22 January 2015). "Peerio: Simple Encryption for the Masses". SocialTimes. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Peerio (15 March 2016). "Android and iOS apps are here!". Peerio. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Whittaker, Zack (2 March 2015). "Meet the free encryption app that promises to put your privacy first". ZDNnet.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Meyer, David (14 January 2015). "Peerio is a chat and storage service with big security claims". Gigaom. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Grauer, Yael. "Peerio Co-Founder On Why He Left The Company (Hint: It Had To Do With Admin Backdoors)". Forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 9 February 2016.