Meta has started offering code verification feature for WhatsApp Web users. In this sense, the company is after increasing WhatsApp Web security.
While WhatsApp continues to offer new features with beta versions, Meta has come up with a new WhatsApp feature. Accordingly, Meta has taken an important step forward for WhatsApp Web users regarding secure connection concerns. Meta has published a very detailed article on the subject on its blog. But what is the code verification feature for WhatsApp Web and how does it work?
Code verification feature has arrived for WhatsApp Web users
Internet habits that have changed with the pandemic have begun to change some habits for WhatsApp users. After the increase in the number of WhatsApp Web users in the last two years, Meta decided to increase the security measures on this platform.
In this sense, Meta has prepared a browser plugin for the WhatsApp Web version that provides a special cryptographic authentication with Cloudflare. This WhatsApp Web browser plugin is for checking 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 drawn a backlash with a new user agreement for a while, it is one of the few messaging apps that offers end-to-end encryption. Meta, which restricts the access of a third-party application on the application side, announced that it has taken this step to address the concerns on the WhatsApp Web side. 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?
The 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 the code verification between WhatsApp Web servers and Cloudflare servers was 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 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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