View and verify message security - AWS Wickr

This guide provides documentation for the AWS version of Wickr. If you're using the on-premises version of Wickr, see Enterprise Administration Guide.

View and verify message security

This procedure verifies the security of end-to-end message encryption with another Wickr user.

To view and verify message security, complete the following steps.

  1. Sign in to the Wickr client. For more information, see Sign in to the Wickr client.

  2. In the navigation pane, find and select the name of the user who you want to verify message security for.

  3. Select the information icon ( Information icon ) in the message window to view contact details.

  4. In the Contact Details pane that appears, choose Security Verification.

    The Security Verification option.

    The Verify Contact pane that appears displays a QR code and a verification code string. You can share either of these with your contact to determine if they match.

    The Verify Contact screen.

  5. If the other Wickr user confirms that the QR or verification codes match, select Verify to confirm the end-to-end encryption security of your messages.