Cryptocat: Encrypted IM tool Cryptocat sticks to openness despite grief over audits

People in the security community often criticize the code behind Cryptocat, an open-source encrypted instant messaging project.Ironically, Cryptocat’s policy of publicly releasing third-party code audits is what generates much of the criticism, which is a reason other projects often choose not to release their audits.On Wednesday, Cryptocat’s founder, Nadim Kobeissi, announced the release of two more code audits, both of which found flaws with the chat program that have now been mostly resolved.But the release of the audits fired up critics of Cryptocat, which is an easy-to-use instant messaging program that allows people without a background in computer security to exchange encrypted messages.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here