The HSM-based Backup Key Vault Meta’s HSM-based Backup Key Vault provides the foundation for end-to-end encrypted backups for WhatsApp and Messenger. The system allows people to protect their backed-up message history with a recovery code, ensuring that the recovery code is stored in tamper-resistant hardware security modules (HSMs) and is inaccessible to Meta, cloud storage [...] Read More... The post…
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27 Jan
WhatsApp has adopted and rolled out a new layer of security for users – built with Rust – as part of its effort to harden defenses against malware threats. WhatsApp’s experience creating and distributing our media consistency library in Rust to billions of devices and browsers proves Rust is production ready at a global scale. [...] Read More... The post…
29 Apr 2025
We are inspired by the possibilities of AI to help people be more creative, productive, and stay closely connected on WhatsApp, so we set out to build a new technology that allows our users around the world to use AI in a privacy-preserving way. We’re sharing an early look into Private Processing, an optional capability [...] Read More... The post…