WhatsApp, While continuing to offer new features with beta versions, Meta has a new WhatsApp feature appeared with. Accordingly, meta WhatsApp Web users An important step forward for secure connection concerns. Meta has published a very detailed article on the subject on its blog. ok but WhatsApp Web for code verification feature What is it and how does it work?
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Internet habits changing with the pandemic WhatsApp users He started to change some habits. in the last two years Number of WhatsApp Web users After the increase, Meta decided to increase the security measures on this platform.
In this sense, meta WhatsApp Web version for cloudflare with a special cryptographic verification has created a browser plugin that provides This WhatsApp Web browser pluginis used to check if your connection is secure. As you know, WhatsApp has made an innovation for those who use WhatsApp Web all the time and has stopped constantly logging in with a QR code. However, although this method provides a faster connection, it also brings some security problems.
Although WhatsApp has reacted with a new user agreement for a while, end-to-end encryption One of the few messaging apps that offers the feature. Meta, which restricts the access of a third-party application on the application side, WhatsApp Web On the other hand, he announced that he had taken this step to address the concerns. In this sense, although the conversations made on the browser are encrypted, how secure the connection is is important for the privacy of this messaging.
How does the WhatsApp Web code verification feature work?
WhatsApp Web code verification feature is a browser add-on to measure how private and reliable your connection is. This plugin works every time WhatsApp Web is opened and tells you whether your connection is reliable with colors and icons.
- Green verification icon: It means that the code validation between WhatsApp Web servers and Cloudflare servers is successful and your connection is secure and private.
- Orange verification icon: You may need to refresh your page. However, if this error persists, there is a possibility that another browser extension is interfering with the code validation. In this sense, it is recommended to stop the WhatsApp Web verification plugin.
- Red verification icon: If the code verification icon is showing red, there is a good chance that a potential security issue has arisen with the WhatsApp Web verification code. In this case, it is recommended to check whether your connection is secure and private.
WhatsApp Web verification feature has also been released as open source on GitHub. In this sense, Meta has opened this Cloudflare code verification feature to other developers.
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