Gruveo, more secure skype alternative?

Cathal (Phone) cathalgarvey at cathalgarvey.me
Wed Jul 23 10:58:16 PDT 2014


So, snakeoil of the highest order, then.

On 23 July 2014 18:16:51 GMT+01:00, John Preston <gizmoguy1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>You can find the results of my inquiry below. ¬_¬
>
>-------- Forwarded Message --------
>> From: Art Matsak <art at gruveo.com>
>> To: John Preston <gizmoguy1 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: Security specifics
>> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:34:28 +0200
>> 
>> Hi John,
>> 
>> Thank you for your interest in Gruveo. Gruveo uses WebRTC, an open
>technology for browser realtime communication. You can find details on
>its security architecture here:
>> 
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-rtcweb-security-arch-10
>> 
>> Please note that WebRTC is work in progress and its specifications
>may change in the future.
>> 
>> To answer your other questions, Gruveo is a proprietary product.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Art Matsak
>> Founder and CEO
>> Gruveo
>> https://www.gruveo.com
>> 
>> 
>> On 23 Jul 2014, at 18:19, John Preston <gizmoguy1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > From: John Preston <gizmoguy1 at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: Security specifics
>> > 
>> > Message Body:
>> > Hey all,
>> > 
>> > Like the idea, but I'd like to know about the specifics of how
>Gruveo is designed. Specifically:
>> >  * what is the threat model?
>> >  * what are the network protocol specifications? Packet formats,
>ciphers and modes, and semantics all critically determine the security
>of the system.
>> >  * who owns the IP, and how is it licensed?
>> >  * what's the development model like?
>> > 
>> > Thanks for your time, :)
>> > John
>> > 
>> > --
>> > This mail is sent via contact form on Gruveo https://www.gruveo.com
>> > 

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