Apple is overhauling the cryptographic security of iMessage by introducing a new messaging protocol to thwart advanced computing that has yet to become a feasible threat, and probably won’t for years.
iMessage on an iPhone
iMessage on an iPhone
Apple already includes end-to-end encryption in its secure iMessage platform. But while elements such as Contact Key Verification can help keep users secure from current-generation computing threats, it could have a hard time taking on quantum computing.
To thwart quantum computers when they eventually become more commonly used, Apple is not waiting until they arrive to bolster its security.
Apple is hardening iMessage encryption now to protect it from a threat that doesn’t exist yet
Apple is hardening iMessage encryption now to protect it from a threat that doesn’t exist yet