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

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Storing the encryption keys in the Credentials Manager (Windows) or the Keychain (macOS, Linux) would be a better choice than a plaintext file.

And using Bitlocker / VeraCrypt / Filevault / LUKS will at least protect the data at rest.

But as you said, it's game over if the machine is compromised.

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