Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintextstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintextstackdiary.comKid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoDon’t the keys have to be in plaintext at some point so they can be used
minus-squaresun_is_ra@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThey could at least allow for setting paaword. Then your keys are encrypted with that password
minus-squareSethayy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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
Don’t the keys have to be in plaintext at some point so they can be used
They could at least allow for setting paaword. Then your keys are encrypted with that password
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