Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintextstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down118cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.oneprivacy@lemmy.ca
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintextstackdiary.comKid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.oneprivacy@lemmy.ca
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·6 months agoDon’t the keys have to be in plaintext at some point so they can be used
minus-squareSethayy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoYeah but they don’t have to be visible to every process the user runs, my Minecraft mods really don’t need access to my encryption keys
minus-squaresun_is_ra@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoThey could at least allow for setting paaword. Then your keys are encrypted with that password
Don’t the keys have to be in plaintext at some point so they can be used
Yeah but they don’t have to be visible to every process the user runs, my Minecraft mods really don’t need access to my encryption keys
They could at least allow for setting paaword. Then your keys are encrypted with that password