Security
Voodoo Chat uses two methods of security. The first is encryption. The second is the use of system hashes.
Voodoo's method of encryption encrypts all transfers of data from the program to increase privacy and deter hackers. So far, according to their website, "none have, and plenty have tried."
Voodoo's client generates a set of system hashes from pieces of serial numbers within the hardware of the users computer. These are gathered as the program starts and are transmitted when the user attempts to log in. The users hashes are checked against the global hash ban list on "The King", then checked against the banned hash list on the specific server they're logging on to. If their system hash matches either ban list, the user is barred from the service.
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