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Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop app (stackdiary.com)

submitted 5 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I can find the desktop client, am I missing something?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You're right, there isn't one, my apologies; I edited the comment.

You could use some kind of encrypted container on the desktop though, or maybe run it as a separate user that has an encrypted home folder. The problem is you need to define a threat model first. Depending on what you're afraid of, any particular "solution" could either be way overkill, or never enough.