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Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext
(stackdiary.com)
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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2024
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I kind of agree that this may be a little overblown. Exploiting this requires device and filesystem access so if you can get the keys you can already get a lot more stuff.
A secure enclave can already be accessed by the time someone can access the Signal encryption keys , so there's no extra security in putting the encryption keys in the secure enclave.
It's eventually going to have to be stored in plaintext somewhere. Where are you then putting the encryption key for the encryption keys and how do you start the chain of decryption without the first key?
Sorry, I don't think I understand what you're suggesting. Are you saying encryption keys should themselves be encrypted?
FYI this story isn't about plaintext passwords, it's about plaintext encryption keys to chat history.
I deleted my reply, because I don't know what I'm talking.