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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext

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Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext

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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

cross-posted to:
privacyguides@lemmy.one

Popular encrypted messaging app Signal is facing criticism over a security issue in its desktop application. Researchers and app users are raising

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They could at least allow for setting paaword. Then your keys are encrypted with that password

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