Software developers looking to kickstart (or simply brag about) their security have a common trick up their sleeve: give away prizes
to successful crackers. Redact is trying just such a strategy with its
Secure Messenger app for iOS. It's offering £10,000 ($15,482) to anyone
who can visit London and successfully intercept an encrypted message
delivered through the company's peer-based, PIN-to-PIN communication
system. Entrants have until June 1st to prove that they're worthy of
making an attempt. Redact has more reason to hope we lose beyond its
pride and a big fat check, however -- it wants approval for handling the
UK government's secure data, and it wouldn't hurt to have proof that
the app design is airtight. If you're convinced that it's all just
bluster, you can challenge the company yourself at the source link.
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