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by shim__ 16 days ago
The transfer is end2end encrypted using a PAKE key change which is aithenticated using the 3 words you enter in the reveiving end
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Thank you. I imagined that the 3 words were just a rendez-vous token that the receiving end must hand to the relay to retrieve the right data. I understand that it also includes a password to validate the key.

Are 32 bits enough to serve both functions?

Yes 32 bit is enough because in PAKE its used for authenticstion not encryption. Which means you get exactly one attempt to brute force after which the procedere will fail