ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month 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-down12·1 month agoPlaintext should never be used in any application that deals with security, ever.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 month agoOh no, tell that to SSH.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month 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-down2·1 month 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