How secure is client-server/server-client encryption?
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Most of it depends on what you’re protecting and from whom. The actual encryption technologies are basically the same, so if an external attacker with no privileged access is trying to attack it, it really doesn’t matter. Client to client (generally referred to as e2ee, end to end encryption) means the two end users generate keys and exchange them without the server getting a copy. This is useful when you don’t want the server to be and to access the data, eg highly sensitive content or where there might be a legal obligation for the service provider to disclose the content. It limits certain features though, like recoverability, search/indexing, etc. So for example if you lose your device, you lose access to all of the old content because you no longer have the keys to decrypt anything.
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