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Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext (stackdiary.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/foss@beehaw.org
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As mentioned in the comments, plain text keys aren't bad because they are necessary. You have to have at least one plain text key in order to be able to use encryption

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago*

It's eventually going to have to be stored in plaintext somewhere. Where are you then putting the encryption key for the encryption keys and how do you start the chain of decryption without the first key?

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