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by nithinm 2724 days ago
In telegram also you can see an image and text derived from the secret key for comparison. Get your facts right.
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Yeah this doesn't do the same thing at all.

In Signal you have an identity that's verifiable, and that's what their verify step does. The keys constantly ratchet, and you can even both reset them from scratch, identity verification isn't affected.

In Telegram you set up a separate encrypted chat and the secret keys for it can be visualised. But if you create a different chat any steps you took to verify the identity don't carry over.