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

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

My point was that apart from the Macs, there is no single system keychain Signal could use. What they do is perfectly normal and expected on a desktop OS.