Nemeski@lemm.ee to privacy@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintextstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksprivacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldfoss@beehaw.orgprivacyguides@lemmy.one
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minus-squareRolling Resistance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoIt’s right there in the article. Local keychain.
minus-squareAnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoOn Macs, there is a ‘keychain’ where certificates and passwords are stored encrypted, and there are OS-level controls on access – either an OS prompt for a password, or biometric authentication.
It’s right there in the article. Local keychain.
What keychain exactly?
On Macs, there is a ‘keychain’ where certificates and passwords are stored encrypted, and there are OS-level controls on access – either an OS prompt for a password, or biometric authentication.