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DC3 Technical Advisory Signal Chat App Decryption (lemmy.zip)

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https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDODDC3/bulletins/2e03518

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

This document is just using something that was a known issue with the desktop app of Signal for years. Doesn't have any impact on Signal itself, or the mobile apps. Their position was essentially that the desktop filesystem should be encrypted and secured to be ACTUALLY secure. They fixed it after users got pissed off.

Here's an article from 2018 about it: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-desktop-leaves-message-decryption-key-in-plain-sight/

Here's an article after they fixed it: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-downplays-encryption-key-flaw-fixes-it-after-x-drama/

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

That is correct. However, I thought it was interesting

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