Skype is a Voip system developed by Skype Technologies S.A. , and owned by eBay. It is a peer-to-peer based network in which voice calls don’t pass through a central server. Skype users search for other users to connect to, enabling them to search other Skype users and send them messages. Unlike some other Voip based systems, Skype uses 256 bit encryption to encrypt communication between users, making it hard or even impossible to decrypt the content of these communications.

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  • Skype is a Voip system developed by Skype Technologies S.A. , and owned by eBay. It is a peer-to-peer based network in which voice calls don’t pass through a central server. Skype users search for other users to connect to, enabling them to search other Skype users and send them messages. Unlike some other Voip based systems, Skype uses 256 bit encryption to encrypt communication between users, making it hard or even impossible to decrypt the content of these communications. Skype's encryption cannot be turned off and is transparent to the user. These fundamental design decisions have removed many of the challenges presented by Public Key Infrastructure and have enabled the regular use of encrypted communication by the general population.
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  • "We could do it but only if we re-engineered the way it works and we don't have the time right now."
  • Niklas Zennström, co-founder of Skype, responding to the Skype security model
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  • Skype is a Voip system developed by Skype Technologies S.A. , and owned by eBay. It is a peer-to-peer based network in which voice calls don’t pass through a central server. Skype users search for other users to connect to, enabling them to search other Skype users and send them messages. Unlike some other Voip based systems, Skype uses 256 bit encryption to encrypt communication between users, making it hard or even impossible to decrypt the content of these communications.
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  • Skype security
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