Nemeski@lemm.ee to privacy@lemmy.ca · 6 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintextstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down119cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksprivacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintextstackdiary.comNemeski@lemm.ee to privacy@lemmy.ca · 6 months agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksprivacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThey are text files but they are not “plaintext”. They are (optionally) encrypted with a user-supplied password. That is why you need ssh-agent to stay sane.
They are text files but they are not “plaintext”. They are (optionally) encrypted with a user-supplied password. That is why you need
ssh-agent
to stay sane.