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==Security concerns== A 2007 analysis of Messenger's [[Microsoft Notification Protocol]], which is [[Encryption|unencrypted]], concluded that its design "did not follow several principles of designing secure systems", resulting in a "plethora of [[security vulnerabilities]]"; these vulnerabilities were demonstrated by successfully spoofing a user's identity.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Zheng |first1=Oliver |title=Security Analysis of Microsoft Notification Protocol |date=November 2007 |url=https://courses.ece.ubc.ca/cpen442/term_project/reports/2007-fall/Security_Analysis_of_Microsoft_Notification_Protocol.pdf |last2=Poon |first2=Jason}}</ref>
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