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submitted 1 year ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

What I'm looking for ultimately is a universal chat type app like Beeper that can handle Signal and SMS, however, reading this about it gives me pause. It would be nice if I could get all my peeps on matrix, but since it was so hard to get them on to Signal, I think the best I can hope for is something than can handle matrix, signal, and sms. Which brings me back to the title, how exactly do Matrix bridges work and are they secure?

EDIT: SMS is insecure by its very nature, yes?

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[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

most bridges are open source and you can host them yourself, the risk that unauthorised parties can gain access to the data is fairly low

...as long as you keep them up to date and follow some basic security practices. There is nothing stopping you from self-hosting an outdated vulnerable version exposed to the public.

Third parties are a risk of unauthorized access, but may be more likely to follow security practices in order to avoid getting fined (according to the legislation of wherever they're hosted).

this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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