signalapp/Signal-Server on Hacker News

…your shill propaganda. It's 4 months i.e. 120 days, not 4 weeks, before they delete your account https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/7f5097bd3317...

comment by maqp · 2026-10-31 · in Molly (Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable

…has modified it to remove the phone number requirement, not to mention other improvements 1. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server It seems like Signal may be another example of "read-only" open source, where there is no expectation…

comment by 1vuio0pswjnm7 · 2026-01-16 · in Confer – End to end encrypted AI chat

…And, yes, this is only a server-side feature. See spam-filter (a git submodule) in https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server but absent from https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android or https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS > The…

comment by some_furry · 2026-01-04 · in The PGP problem (2019)

…need a client that points to your server and you could only talk to other people using that client. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by master-lincoln · 2025-12-15 · in “Super secure” messaging app leaks everyone's phone number

Good news! https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by some_furry · 2025-11-28 · in Molly: An Improved Signal App

Haven't tried it, but it seems so: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server You probably have to rebuild the clients though to have it use a custom server.

comment by jsiepkes · 2025-08-29 · in Ask HN: What options do I have for self-hosted end to end encrypted group chat?

FYI, the server is also open source. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by Cyphase · 2025-05-06 · in Technical analysis of the Signal clone used by Trump officials

…since for a while it wasn't being published, but it seems they have gotten back into publishing it. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by Zambyte · 2024-08-25 · in Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram CEO, charges of terrorism, fraud, child porn

Last commit two days ago: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server Please don't spread FUD. If you're really this worried (about what? the client is still open too, or use Molly-FOSS if you're that paranoid), run your own server too.

comment by ranger_danger · 2024-08-10 · in Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor

I don't think so. Signal regularly stops committing code to the public repos ( https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server ) when they're working on some kind of big reveal (cryptocurrency integration and such), but the server code is out…

comment by jeroenhd · 2024-06-11 · in Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Signal apps and server are all on GitHub and frequently updated, for what it's worth: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS .

comment by jolux · 2024-05-25 · in Signal's Meredith Whittaker on the Telegram security clash

…the server code and host but not compete. This is exactly what they do (except they use AGPL): https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by growse · 2024-02-20 · in Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames

Both the app and the server is open source https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server There are forks like Session which doesn't require a phone number to sign up…

comment by kaanyalova · 2024-02-20 · in Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames

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Signal commit Username Integration Test

story by robertjglick · 2023-10-19 · 71 comments

…or any other number of nefarious purposes - we have no idea since it's not open source ( https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/main/.gitmod... ). Additionally, you cannot distribute branded forks or Signal, and if you do fork it,…

comment by anonym29 · 2023-02-16 · in ‘I will show you how safe Telegram is’

…on encryption, but they have no intentions of open sourcing their censorship module either: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/90490c9c8485...

comment by anonym29 · 2022-10-27 · in Signal says it won’t compromise on encryption

…nalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/LICE... https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS/blob/master/LICENSE https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/master/LICEN...

comment by tony101 · 2022-03-02 · in Secure messengers in war time

I found the server code of the Signal messenger to be very readable https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by absove · 2022-02-21 · in Why I Like Java (2014)

What do you mean 'not fully released'? It's here: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by tapoxi · 2022-02-03 · in Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribution

…Signal is identified by a phone number or an UUID. This account also contains a [list of devices]( https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/c21eb6aa5098... ). Each of the devices has some uinteresting metadata assigned to it, but…

comment by kovariantenkak · 2021-11-08 · in MLAT order from Luxembourg for Signal user data

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server >Last commit 7 Days ago >AGPL-3.0 License That's the present

comment by nix23 · 2021-11-08 · in MLAT order from Luxembourg for Signal user data

…information is tied to the phone number in cleartext than what is indicated by the response? [0]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/14f5271c2012... [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/14f5271c2012... [2]:…

comment by thrownoverboard · 2021-10-30 · in Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central District of California

…the messaging platform too, but unfortunately it's not set up to handle that yet. [0]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by avnigo · 2021-09-27 · in Signal is experiencing technical difficulties

This is false https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by h_anna_h · 2021-07-25 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

…m/signalapp/Signal-Android/pulls?q=is%3Apr+... and no PR from OP in the opensource part of the server https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/pulls?q=is%3Apr+i...

comment by agilob · 2021-07-25 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

…didn't have the confidence to go about implementing etc. >Also, what about the server source code? https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server There you go, last commit two days ago.

comment by maqp · 2021-07-18 · in Cryptographers unearth vulnerabilities in Telegram's encryption protocol

The source code for storing the last login timestamp is here: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/master/servi...

comment by psanford · 2021-04-28 · in Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central District of California

…actually running. In fact the following comment even refers to it as a reference implementation: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/3432529f9c... At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter much what server code is…

comment by cptskippy · 2021-04-14 · in Update on beta testing payments in Signal

…the code in production, they ran with known vulnerabilities in the server side for many months: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/3432529f9c... There's no good option here.

comment by dogecoinbase · 2021-04-14 · in Update on beta testing payments in Signal

…using a product for which you can't get the source code, the product is not open source. Commits: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commits/master No push between: April 20, 2020 and April 6, 2021.

comment by remram · 2021-04-14 · in Update on beta testing payments in Signal

…changes, but didn't address specific concerns about known vulnerabilities in their outdated repo: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/3432529f9c...

comment by dogecoinbase · 2021-04-13 · in Update on beta testing payments in Signal

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Signal-Server: Bump version to 5.48

story by doener · 2021-04-08 · 1 comment

…of the server seems to use the same secret token for crypto transactions as it does for backup https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/search?q=userAuth... , which offers some evidence that this be the case.

comment by jan_Inkepa · 2021-04-07 · in Et Tu, Signal?

…but the very next commit on April 22nd, 2020 was when they first began working on the integration. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/95f0ce1816...

comment by prophesi · 2021-04-07 · in Signal Server code on GitHub is up to date again

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Signal Server code on GitHub is up to date again

story by domano · 2021-04-07 · 194 comments

…and the very next commit on April 22nd, 2020 is when Signal first began working on crypto payments. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/95f0ce1816...

comment by prophesi · 2021-04-07 · in Signal Adds Cryptocurrency Support

…to the payment system there. I found the commit that added that here dated October, 8 2020: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/39c09733d3... .

comment by tareqak · 2021-04-07 · in Signal Just Made One Years Worth of Server Source Code Available in One Dump

…MobileCoin integration. Though looks like the Signal Server involvement with that is minimal: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/365ad3a4f821... I haven't checked the repo more thoroughly though. They really should give a…

comment by petertodd · 2021-04-07 · in Signal Just Made One Years Worth of Server Source Code Available in One Dump

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Signal to update their server source code after one year

story by Coxa · 2021-04-07 · 1 comment

FTR this is the first commit after that mentioned last public commit: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/95f0ce1816... Commit message "Support for advertising payment addresses on profile". It's likely related to the current…

comment by est31 · 2021-04-06 · in Signal-Server code not public since April 22 2020

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/tags

comment by TheJoYo · 2021-04-06 · in Signal-Server code not public since April 22 2020

They finally pushed the code out: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commits/master From an open source perspective Signal-Server is still not open and never was: No outside contributions and no public issues. No community. No…

comment by karussell · 2021-04-06 · in It looks like Signal isn't as open source as you thought it was anymore

No, you're absolutely right. The repo had indeed been stuck on "April 2020". I last checked it two days ago. Wayback Machine for March 11: http://web.archive.org/web/20210311053716/https://github.com...

comment by codethief · 2021-04-06 · in Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

Old news: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by hiq · 2021-04-06 · in Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

…month) in the sync of the server code with a public GitHub repo. Currently all commits are there: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commits/master

comment by adamsvystun · 2021-04-06 · in Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

…[2]: https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2020/07/10/a-few-th... [3]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server [4]: https://www.golem.de/news/crypto-messenger-signal-server-nic...

comment by codethief · 2021-04-06 · in Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

…the code was released today. Up until earlier today, the most recent public commit on the repo was https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/3432529f9c... , the commit immediately prior to the previously unseen…

comment by dogecoinbase · 2021-04-06 · in It looks like Signal isn't as open source as you thought it was anymore

If this code was _not_ in production, they had known vulnerabilites: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/commit/3432529f9c... There is no interpretation of these events that's a good look, especially for a platform focused on…

comment by dogecoinbase · 2021-04-06 · in It looks like Signal isn't as open source as you thought it was anymore

Last commit 5 days ago: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

comment by hiq · 2021-04-06 · in Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

Google Cache shows that as of Apr 6, 2021 00:16:05 GMT the source had not been updated since 2020, so it happened within the last 6 hours. https://i.imgur.com/r1Y0Wgz.png http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?client=safari&r...…

comment by RL_Quine · 2021-04-06 · in It looks like Signal isn't as open source as you thought it was anymore