WHATSAPP NOW HAS A NEW EXTENSION TO KEEP ITS WEB USERS SAFE ONLINE

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WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, has launched a browser extension called Code Verify, which will tell users whether the version of WhatsApp Web they are using is authorised. The web extension checks the validity of WhatsApp Web code before serving it to users, ensuring that their messages are secure and untampered with. The addon was created in collaboration with Cloudfare. It's an open-source project that other firms can use to integrate it into their own programmes.

On Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, the Code Verify WhatsApp extension can be downloaded. When users open WhatsApp Web, it looks for resources across the entire web page to verify the code's legitimacy. The plugin tells users once the code has been validated as genuine. When users use WhatsApp Web, the extension will run automatically if they have it installed on their web browsers. It displays a green checkmark in a circle to indicate that the WhatsApp Web code you're using has been thoroughly evaluated.

When the extension is unable to verify the WhatsApp Web version you are using, three messages appear: Network Times Out, Possible Risk Detected, and Validation Failure. When the Code Verify extension icon is green, orange, or red on the user's toolbar, they can learn more about it.

"For WhatsApp Web's JavaScript code, we've given Cloudflare a cryptographic hash source of truth." When someone uses Code Verify, the plugin "automatically analyses the code that runs on WhatsApp Web against the version of the code that WhatsApp has verified and published on Cloudflare," according to a blog post by WhatsApp.

The main goal of WhatsApp's new plugin is to prevent users from accessing any harmful versions of WhatsApp Web. WhatsApp emphasises that the new extension does not collect or store any data, metadata, or user information, and it does not share any information with WhatsApp. According to WhatsApp's FAQ page, the plugin does not read or access your messages.

While consumers can get mobile apps from trusted sources such as the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. This type of authentication is not commonly found in web clients.

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