When you are a person wanted for surveillance, one of the most secure applications you use is the iMessage application. The reason is that Apple has secured the iMessage application with advanced encryption tools. However, there are ways to circumvent the Messages application, and Apple is always working to close these methods, and one of the tricks that... It is possible for people to fall into this error by contacting them using the number of someone they know, and thinking that they are talking to them, but the hacker is on the other side. To avoid this, Apple introduced a new feature called “Contact Key” or “iMessage Contact Key,” starting with iOS 17.2. In this article, we will learn how to activate this feature.
What is the Contact Key feature in iMessage app
When you use iMessage, your messages are end-to-end encrypted so that no one other than you and the person you're messaging — not even Apple — can read them while they're in transit between devices.
Contact Key Verification protects iMessage conversations more advancedly and helps verify that you're only messaging the people you want to message.
The iMessage contact key automatically checks and makes sure you're messaging the person you want to message. But the feature works in iMessage conversations with people who also have iMessage contact key verification turned on.
You will receive an alert if there is an error in the verification process. These alerts help ensure that even a highly sophisticated hacker cannot impersonate anyone in the conversation.
Requirements to turn on the iMessage Contact Key feature
To use iMessage Contact Key Verification, you need to:
- iOS 17.2, watchOS 9.2, and macOS 14.2 on all Devices where you're signed in to iMessage with your Apple ID
- You're signed in to iCloud and iMessage with the same Apple ID
- The iCloud series has been turned on for everyone Devices
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your Apple ID
- A passcode or password for all your devices
Note: When you turn on iMessage Contact Key Verification on one of your Apple devices, it's turned on for all devices where you're signed in with your Apple ID.
When you turn on iMessage contact key verification, you may be prompted to update all your devices to a compatible software version. If you have a device that can't be updated, you'll need to sign out of iMessage on that device before you can turn on iMessage contact key verification.
How to turn on iMessage contact key verification
- Open the Settings app (or System Settings on a Mac), then select your name.
- Scroll down and tap on “Verify Call Key”.
- Turn on Verification in iMessage and tap Continue.
How do you know that the person you are talking to is the same person?
The iMessage Conversation Details page displays the “Verified iMessage Contact Key” status for your contacts.
To find this status, open a message with your contact, tap their name and then scroll down to “Check contact key.”
This feature is not for the average person
Do not use this feature unless you think that someone is spying on you, or there is a possibility that someone is spying on you, and do not say that my wife is spying on me, so I will use this feature. Your wife must be working in a global hacking cell funded with millions of dollars so that you can obtain this technology. Impersonation, must penetrate telecommunications companies, and have tools available only to major espionage organizations. If you marry a woman like this, I advise you to run away.
No joke, this is a technology only for those in high positions, people with state secrets and others, not for us ordinary users who publish their location on social media platforms at every moment. Personally, I will not use this feature, because everyone I communicate with must have done it, and I need to upgrade all my devices, and a high sense of security is not compatible with my lifestyle.
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It is a very respectable feature for important people, and it is also important for the rest, but because it pertains to one type of device, which is the iPhone. Happy new year. This means between iPhone and iPhone only, so it becomes a kind of racism or monopoly. Greetings to you all on the occasion.
I didn't really understand, so I have the feature activated and the other party has not activated it? What's happening?
Hi BAZ 🙋♂️, If you have enabled the “Contact Key” feature in the iMessage app and the other party has not, you will be able to message them as usual, but you will not be able to verify the identity of the person you are talking to. However, your messages will remain end-to-end encrypted and secure. 📱🔒
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Speaking of impersonation, I would like your advice if possible, which is what happened to me about two weeks ago when Company It took only four days to find that my account had been suspended, and when I tried to appeal, they sent me an email accusing me of impersonating a company I do not know, and among their demands, they asked for a business card for the company they believe I work for as proof, noting that I have been retired for (very bad) health reasons since. For years, I have no relationship with any company, and all my attempts at clarification were in vain unless I provided them with what they wanted!! Even the annual subscription amount cannot be refunded according to their laws. Sorry for the length
Welcome, Ahmed Al-Hamdani 🙋♂️, unfortunately this is an issue that must be resolved with the company I advise you to contact the company's customer service again and clarify matters in detail. It may be helpful to contact consumer or consumer rights organizations in your country. We are sorry to hear about your negative experience and wish you better luck in the future 🍀.
Friends of the topic ☺️ If you feel yourself in a position on the second day, you will find yourself in the Scorpion Prison 😆 / And a high sense of security that is not compatible with my lifestyle / It is you 😀 An advertisement installed on every can of Coca-Cola 😃
May God reward you 😀 I liked your words / Do not use this feature unless you think that someone is spying on you, or there is a possibility that someone will spy on you, / In the Arab country, for example, it is advanced 😀 Even entering a bathroom is monitored 😅 I mean, if there is a second option for protection, do it as you can. While you are taking a shower, you will be monitored for using drops of water
Dear Abdullah, this is laughable 😅. In fact, there are no other options to protect privacy while showering! 😂 But rest assured, Apple pays great attention to privacy and security in its products. 🍏🔒
May God’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you. I support the idea of not activating this feature except for people with high positions and important people, because if you do it, everyone you communicate with via messages will have to activate this feature, and therefore it will be difficult for you to use it. Do you agree?
May God’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you, Sultan Muhammad 🙋♂️. I agree with you, this feature requires both parties to activate it to work properly, and that may be tiring for some people. But we always remember that security comes at a price, and the price here is the effort expended in activating this feature. Thanks for sharing your opinion! 🙌🍏
Her father also did it with a vpn that encrypted it twice 😏 on top of it and let the security run after me ☺️
The fruit of the article is escaping marriage 🤣🤣 Thank you, the author of the article, may God help you escape 😅😅
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If your wife is this type (hacker). She advises you to divorce her😂😂
I think that even if we do not have high-ranking positions, this is an advantage that the company offers us. It includes insurance for calls or messages, so we can benefit from it even if we do not benefit from it because we are not important, but activating it will not cause a problem.
Welcome Abu Hamza 🙋♂️ Indeed, this feature adds an additional layer of security to iMessage messages, and even if we are not important people, it gives us psychological comfort that our conversations are protected. Don't worry, activating it will not cause any problem, but will increase your security on the Internet. Always “prevention is better than cure” 😉👍🏼
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I liked the idea of publishing the topic, even if it was for the sake of education and knowledge. 🙏