ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop appstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down129cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.org
arrow-up1480arrow-down1external-linkSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop appstackdiary.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square258fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.org
minus-squareexplore_broaden@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoIf you have root you could just update the kernel to one that lets you do whatever you want on the system, so there’s no way to stop the attacker from viewing the passwords if the app is capable of displaying them.
If you have root you could just update the kernel to one that lets you do whatever you want on the system, so there’s no way to stop the attacker from viewing the passwords if the app is capable of displaying them.