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Air Force Launches Encrypted IM Service

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the messages-flying dept.

nomrniceguy writes "U.S. Air Force's Print News Today announces a new instant messaging service for enlisted people stationed abroad to communicate with their families and loved ones. Users cannot send images, audio or other documents through the system. Messages are also encrypted to prevent unauthorized access."

6 of 182 comments (clear)

  1. Protection by xOleanderx · · Score: 1, Funny

    This will protect their vital messages such as HeY SeXaY and WhAt R U N2?

  2. New Slogan by phaetonic · · Score: 2, Funny

    B a11 U /an B, |_o|_

  3. Way to go, chief by Rinisari · · Score: 2, Funny

    Text only, eh? To the multitudes, I present two functions, base64_encode and base64_decode.

    Email is still all text and probably always will be :-p

    --
    Colin Dean Go a year without DRM
  4. AirForce-IM 1.2.19 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    InDaSandbox32: 141ac5c0563fc690672ae868777b7f57fcab77
    USAGurl2005: 770a8a5fcab77aa5fe04fcab770d4e3c3211f
    InDaSandbox32: a2f7a57d35ff48fc7d0
    InDaSandbox32: f7a55fcabd4e3c5ff48fce868777b7
    USAGurl2005: 5af75db86cef4f9090

  5. It may not be end-to-end encrypted IM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    but it sure sounds like an improvement considering the second gulf war was coordinated though.... microsoft comic chat... no really, you cant make stuff like this up!.(search for "alien" in the text... I kid you not!)

    IRC, the protocol voted "script kiddies choice" for ten years in a row, is what powered the critical communication infrasteructure. Combined with a microsoft client that adds comic characters. Also the database used for collecting and assigning ground targets for bombers.... access.

  6. How is this possible? by dswensen · · Score: 3, Funny

    This far into the discussion and no one's made an "AIM High!" joke yet? C'mon, people.