ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop appstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square237fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
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minus-squareRealFknNito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoPlaintext should never be used in any application that deals with security, ever.
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agounless you’re reading ciphertext yourself, this doesn’t make sense
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-211 months agoIt doesn’t use plain text. It is end to end encrypted but that isn’t what this “issue” is
Plaintext should never be used in any application that deals with security, ever.
Oh no, tell that to SSH.
unless you’re reading ciphertext yourself, this doesn’t make sense
It doesn’t use plain text. It is end to end encrypted but that isn’t what this “issue” is