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Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS

127 mentions on Hacker News by 109 people: 9 stories, 118 comments · first 2014-05-06 · latest 2026-10-31

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  1. …that has FOSS'ed both the server and the clients. Signal's server code is open source as well: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server And apparently the client can verify that the server is running that code:…
    comment by Vinnl · 2018-08-09 · in I don't trust Signal
  2. …own server but it would not connect to the rest of the network (so it's useless). Source code here: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server
    comment by Promarged · 2018-04-27 · in Matrix and Riot Confirmed as the Basis for France’s Secure Instant Messenger App
  3. …the server to remain on French soil could they not spin up an instance of their own Signal server? https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server
    comment by barbs · 2018-04-17 · in France’s government is building its own encrypted messenger service
  4. Open Source, relies only on Twilio, AWS, GMC, and Apple Push. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/master/confi...
    comment by pmlnr · 2018-04-09 · in Reverse Engineering WhatsApp Web
  5. Maybe it’s beside the point, but to be clear, Signal Server source is available here: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Server
    comment by ikawe · 2018-01-11 · in Signal partners with Microsoft to bring end-to-end encryption to Skype
  6. There's a typo in the link to the Signal-Service (server) source code repository, the actual link is: https://github.com/whispersystems/Signal-Server
    comment by scienhack · 2017-09-26 · in Technology preview: Private contact discovery for Signal
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    Whisper Systems Signal Server
    story by webhat · 2017-06-24 · 0 comments
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    Chat as a Service (CAAS) Solutions
    story by jordanbaucke · 2017-05-29 · 0 comments
  9. …exchanged some stuff into WebRTC. Could anybody clarify what part of it is still nonfree? [1] https://github.com/whispersystems/Signal-Server/
    comment by ethics_gradient · 2017-04-19 · in Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalists and protestors
  10. …but could this be related? [edit- looks like they do have a pretty heavy reliance on S3, per https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Server/blob/master/... and various other sources.]
    comment by jpwgarrison · 2017-02-28 · in Ask HN: Is S3 down?
  11. Yes it is: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Server It's sure become fashionable to hate on Signal/OWS. The price of actually successfully bringing good encryption mainstream? Edit: The comment I replied to originally included a…
    comment by Certhas · 2017-02-20 · in Signal can now be used without Google Play Services
  12. Well, there's this: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Server
    comment by Vinnl · 2017-02-15 · in Video calls for Signal now in public beta
  13. …to change the app name and run your own servers. The server source code appears to be available at https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Server , but I've heard it doesn't include the voice component. So, for example, if you think that…
    comment by ekidd · 2016-12-08 · in Worried About the Privacy of Your Messages? Download Signal
  14. …components of their solutions, and try to remove the reliance on servers as much as possible. https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Server
    comment by whyever · 2016-12-08 · in Worried About the Privacy of Your Messages? Download Signal
  15. https://www.whispersystems.org/bigbrother/ https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
    comment by uph · 2016-10-12 · in Disappearing messages for Signal
  16. …if you know why the crypto is half-baked. Has it been broken? edit: found Signal server, I think: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server Nice it's out there. This will help Signal live a long time.
    comment by eggie · 2016-09-22 · in WhatsApp threatened with legal action in Germany over Facebook data sharing deal
  17. You can totally run your own server for yourself and your friends: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server (you'll have to change the server's URL in the client's source as well and compile it yourself, but that's really easy)…
    comment by lorenzhs · 2016-07-08 · in Facebook Messenger begins testing end-to-end encryption using Signal Protocol
  18. …or otherwise. > 'Open' Whisper aren't open sourcing their server. The voice side is locked up. https://github.com/whispersystems/textsecure-server https://github.com/whispersystems/pushserver https://github.com/whispersystems/websocket-reso…
    comment by moxie · 2016-06-14 · in License update
  19. …This seems a bit strange, given the TextSecure server itself exposes a basic federation API: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server/tree/mas... 4. My actual retort wasn't to tell Moxie that he's dumb - he's obviously an…
    comment by Arathorn · 2016-05-10 · in Reflections: The ecosystem is moving
  20. …a company that loathes privacy. 2) Signal is free software, including the messaging server ( https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server ). This makes it less sensitive to take-downs (anyone could set up an alternate server), and…
    comment by banach · 2016-05-03 · in WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide Today by a Single Judge
  21. I believe so: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
    comment by subliminalpanda · 2016-04-08 · in WhatsApp Rolls Out End-To-End Encryption to Its Over 1B Users
  22. …the client (GPLv3) and server (AGPLv3) repositories: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
    comment by haffenloher · 2015-11-03 · in Signal for Android: RedPhone and TextSecure in one app
  23. …then? Because the client and server are both OSS? https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
    comment by lsaferite · 2015-11-03 · in Signal for Android: RedPhone and TextSecure in one app
  24. …protocol used by TextSecure[1] which is based on Google's protobuf[2] and JSON in a REST api. [1] https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server/wiki/API... [2] https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
    comment by slasaus · 2015-08-11 · in XMPP Myths
  25. …you could even run your own TextSecure server if you were so inclined because it's free software: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
    comment by justcommenting · 2014-11-02 · in How secure is TextSecure?
  26. I think they do https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
    comment by bgaluszka · 2014-05-06 · in TextSecure's Private Group Messaging
  27. …itself is open source [2]. [1] http://support.whispersystems.org/customer/portal/articles/1... [2] https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
    comment by jlund · 2014-05-06 · in TextSecure's Private Group Messaging