ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop appstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square227linkfedilinkarrow-up1481arrow-down125cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up1456arrow-down1external-linkSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop appstackdiary.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square227linkfedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squareRealFknNito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down11·1 year agoPlaintext should never be used in any application that deals with security, ever.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·11 months agoOh no, tell that to SSH.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-211 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-up3arrow-down2·11 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