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Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop app

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Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop app

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext

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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Why not password protect the keys (ala Linux ssh / gpg symmetric encryption for local storage of PPK)

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