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Surespot app - free and open source encryption for...
The threat model also suggests that you verify key fingerprints manually if you are concerned about MITM.
stavros
on Sept 2, 2013
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Yeah, I guess verifying the full length of the fingerprint would mitigate that, and not doing that exposes you to a MITM attack anyway. Not much less secure than exchanging the keys directly, then, you are right.
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