Verify is to identify a contact. How is verification conducted in Viber?

Verify is to verify and verify the person. This process in recent years has been actively practicing Internet resources and services. A good example is working with payment systems and online banking. For example, by tying a bank card to the portal "Yandex.Money" or PayPal, you need to undergo a verification process. Not so long ago, a similar procedure in its product introduced and the owners of the popular messenger Viber. Further in the article, we will talk in more detail about encryption and what it means to "verify a contact".

Communication through "Weiber" has become safer

Not so long ago, in April 2016, the company named followed the example of its main competitors, WhatsApp, and installed a new security feature on the software - end-to-end encryption. The first countries in which it was used: Belarus, Thailand, Brazil, Israel, but in just 2 weeks the new system of protection provided all Viber users. The encryption system works on devices:

1. Android
2. IOS
3. Mac;
4. PCs.

This update was carefully developed by the company's specialists for several years, as Michael Shmilov (the company's operational director ) told journalists in his time.

What is protection and what benefit does it give to customers?

First a little about what benefits the user receives. This is, first of all, the encryption of correspondence and content. In addition, the user will be able to verify the contact himself in Vayer. What this means, we can say in two words: this function will additionally protect you from hacking your account. Implemented and the ability to hide the chat. Next, a little more about each innovation.

End-to-end encryption will hide your personal correspondence and general dialogues from getting to third parties. This applies not only to hackers and developers, but even to special services. Encrypt all the content that is transmitted through the "Weiber":

• Group correspondence;
• Personal dialogues;
• Voice calls;
• Video calls;
• Photographic materials transmitted through the program;
• Forwarded video.

Updates are implemented in the version of Viber 6.0, so those who have it installed, can be calm about the safety of personal data.

Now in the chat menu there is a function "hide chat". You can access it only by knowing the password that the gadget owner sets. Thus, personal correspondence is even more protected.

"Weiber" was inspired by the example of social networks and introduced the opportunity to put the likes of photos and videos. Now, without ever leaving the viewing mode, you can mark a photo or an image that you liked.

Another important step to protecting information is the ability to verify. This means that the contacts in Vayer are only trusted. This process will be discussed in more detail.

How Verification Works

Development was conceived by the creators as a reliable tool in the fight against spam and unwanted contacts in the messenger. Thanks to this new function, you can not worry about constantly annoying ads and even more so about suspicious spam or even virus links.

For the convenience of users, the developers have provided two steps, before the contact is verified. This means that you can choose whether you want to view the message, or better immediately block the contact. The second stage takes effect if you decide to inquire about the content of the message. In this case, the choice of 3 options for the development of events:

• Button for complaints about spam;
• Just blocking the unwanted user;
• Add a contact to your list.

Thus, the spam stream is minimized in the messenger, and the probability of hacking accounts is reduced.

Conclusion

To date, the number of Viber customers has exceeded 700 million people, which are scattered around the world. It is only slightly inferior to WhatsApp. Current updates made "Weiber" more secure, and users can not worry about privacy protection. Now, in order to freely communicate, the contact needs to be verified. This means that, after going through a simple procedure, with friends and friends, you can communicate without complications, and it will protect you from intruders and spammers. Personal correspondence will always be safe, through the introduction of end-to-end encryption and hidden chat rooms.