While WhatsApp continues to offer new features with beta versions, Meta has come up with a new WhatsApp feature. Accordingly, Meta has taken an important step towards secure connection concerns for WhatsApp Web users. Meta has published a very detailed article on the subject on its blog. But what is the code verification feature for WhatsApp Web and how does it work?
Code verification feature has arrived for WhatsApp Web users
The changing internet habits with the pandemic started to change some habits for WhatsApp users as well. After the increase in the number of WhatsApp Web users in the last two years, Meta decided to increase the security measures on this platform.
Meta partnered with Cloudflare for code validation for WhatsApp Web
In this sense, Meta has prepared a browser plugin for WhatsApp Web version that provides a custom cryptographic validation with Cloudflare. This WhatsApp Web browser plugin is for checking whether your connection is secure. As you know, WhatsApp has made an innovation for those who use WhatsApp Web all the time and has stopped constantly logging in with a QR code. However, although this method provides a faster connection, it also brings some security problems.
Even though WhatsApp had a reaction with a new user agreement for a while, it is one of the few messaging apps that offers end-to-end encryption. Meta, which restricts the access of a third-party application on the application side, announced that it has taken this step to address the concerns on the WhatsApp Web side. In this sense, although the conversations made on the browser are encrypted, how secure the connection is is important for the privacy of this messaging.
How does the WhatsApp Web code verification feature work?
WhatsApp Web code verification feature is a browser add-on to measure how private and reliable your connection is. This plugin works every time WhatsApp Web is opened and tells you whether your connection is reliable with colors and icons.
WhatsApp Web and verification codes mean
- Green verification icon: It means the code verification between WhatsApp Web servers and Cloudflare servers is successful and your connection is secure and private .
- Orange verification icon: You may need to refresh your page. However, if this error persists, there is a possibility that another browser extension is interfering with the code validation. In this sense, it is recommended to stop the WhatsApp Web verification plugin.
- Red verification icon: If the code verification icon appears red, there is a good chance that a potential security issue has arisen with the WhatsApp Web verification code. In this case, it is recommended to check whether your connection is secure and private.
WhatsApp Web verification feature is also open sourced on GitHub. In this sense, Meta has opened this Cloudflare code verification feature to other developers.
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