Mechanism behind QR code scanning of whatsapp webapp
I could not find any answers related to the working mechanism of qr code scanning used on whatsapp web-app . How does the authentication happen when the phone (any smartphone running whatsapp) scans the qr code on the browser. I don't want about the technology stack behind them.Like whatsapp uses modified version of xmpp , uses erlang , uses web technologies like socket.io and ajax for the web version to implement such functionality. The question might be broad.But I am eager to know about the implementation behind it. It works like this : 1- You open the following URL on your browser : https: