“VKontakte” encrypt communications between users – Express-News

25.09 | 20:53

Today, the issue of data security to Internet services is very serious. Wishing to “dig” in the user data base abound. In this regard, Russia’s largest social network “VKontakte” took up the development of a new protocol of data encryption.

«We are truly engaged in the development of new mobile protocol to accelerate our applications and ensuring a high level of transmission security of user data” – said operating Director Andrew Rogozov social networks.

It is expected that the new protocol will increase the speed of data exchange between users “VKontakte”. After the completion of the protocol, the company will release its own messenger, will create an application for iOS and Android. Do not forget, and users of conventional computers running on Windows and MacOS: for they will also set up its own version.

As you know, today the social network running over an encrypted protocol https, while users can work through a non-encrypted protocol http.

After his dismissal in April last year from the post of general director of “VKontakte”, Pavel Durov engaged in the development of their messaging service – messenger Telegram. Team Durov describes its service as “super-fast, easy, safe and completely free.” The messenger protocol is used data MTProto (Mobile Telecommunication Protocol). The author of the protocol is the brother of Paul Durov Nikolay – a former technical director of the social network. Currently, “VKontakte” is working on a stripped-down version of the protocol MTProto, which will speed up the exchange of messages.

According to the developer messenger Actor Stepan Korshakova, in the protocol, there are two things that can be optimized – response time and data rate.

«When transferring data server three times agree on a secure connection. And, therefore, it is possible to reduce the time of the request three times, “- said Korshakov.

Creator messenger 4talkSergey Kravtsov said that the protocol will be integrated, and with the platform of social networks and with third-party software.

The process of transition to the new protocol is to be informed about the producers of alternative programs for working with “VKontakte” – is still unknown. However Korshakov calms that “usually old protocol support for several years, at least».