▲ 63 ▼ Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext (stackdiary.com) submitted 2 years ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ca 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rolling_resistance@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's right there in the article. Local keychain. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheEntity@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) What keychain exactly? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) On Macs, there is a 'keychain' where certificates and passwords are stored encrypted, and there are OS-level controls on access -- either an OS prompt for a password, or biometric authentication. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheEntity@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My point was that apart from the Macs, there is no single system keychain Signal could use. What they do is perfectly normal and expected on a desktop OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheEntity@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) What keychain exactly? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) On Macs, there is a 'keychain' where certificates and passwords are stored encrypted, and there are OS-level controls on access -- either an OS prompt for a password, or biometric authentication. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheEntity@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My point was that apart from the Macs, there is no single system keychain Signal could use. What they do is perfectly normal and expected on a desktop OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) On Macs, there is a 'keychain' where certificates and passwords are stored encrypted, and there are OS-level controls on access -- either an OS prompt for a password, or biometric authentication. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheEntity@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My point was that apart from the Macs, there is no single system keychain Signal could use. What they do is perfectly normal and expected on a desktop OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheEntity@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago My point was that apart from the Macs, there is no single system keychain Signal could use. What they do is perfectly normal and expected on a desktop OS. permalink fedilink source parent