ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to PrivacyEnglish · 2 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop appstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1512arrow-down130cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksprivacy@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.oneprivacy@lemmy.ca
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minus-squareRealFknNito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down12·2 months agoPlaintext should never be used in any application that deals with security, ever.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·2 months agoOh no, tell that to SSH.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoIt doesn’t use plain text. It is end to end encrypted but that isn’t what this “issue” is
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 months agounless you’re reading ciphertext yourself, this doesn’t make sense
Plaintext should never be used in any application that deals with security, ever.
Oh no, tell that to SSH.
It doesn’t use plain text. It is end to end encrypted but that isn’t what this “issue” is
unless you’re reading ciphertext yourself, this doesn’t make sense