WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms among people. The Meta-owned messaging platform has now come up with a code verify feature. This Code verification feature will increase the security of your WhatsApp web application.
If you are a WhatsApp user and generally you spend your time on the stock then you too must have used WhatsApp web. The WhatsApp web can be tampered with by unauthorized users or hackers. To prevent it from getting unauthorized access WhatsApp has rolled out a code verify feature which will increase the security of WhatsApp.
This Code Verify feature is developed in collaboration with Cloudflare. Cloudflare is basically a web security company that provides SSL and other website securities.
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Code verify is basically an extension for browsers like Firefox, Microsoft, Edge, and Google Chrome. The extension can be downloaded for free from matter open source
According to the company’s blog, “Code Verify expands on the concept of subresource integrity, a security feature that lets web browsers verify that the resources they fetch haven’t been manipulated. Subresource integrity applies only to single files, but Code Verify checks the resources on the entire webpage. To do this at scale, and to enhance trust in the process, Code Verify partners with Cloudflare to act as a trusted third party.”
The extension will automatically configure and run when you turn on your WhatsApp. The application creates a hash ( a code) that is matched with the one created by WhatsApp Web. Now, if both the code matches a notification will display that shows verified. Then, you can proceed using Whatsapp web.
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