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Trail of Bits runs independent auditor for Signal's Automatic Key Verification

Signal has introduced Automatic Key Verification, a key transparency feature that checks whether the public keys stored for your account actually belong to your own devices, reducing reliance on manually comparing safety numbers. Trail of Bits built one of three independent auditors that continuously verify this system by maintaining its own Merkle tree copy of the global key map and periodically signing it to confirm consistency.