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Re:Why Johnny Still Can't Encrypt: Evaluating the Usability ... by luvz2code on Saturday November 07, 2015 @03:16PM (#10526056)
Keys are stored in local browser storage. How does this work when browser cache is cleared?
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Re:Why Johnny Still Can't Encrypt: Evaluating the Usability ... by lisper on Sunday November 08, 2015 @03:20AM (#10527930)
Cache is separate from localStorage. Clearing your cache should have no effect on your SC4 keys. (Also, if you're running one of the two standalone versions, your key is stored in a file.)
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Re:Why Johnny Still Can't Encrypt: Evaluating the Usability ... by gbuk2013 on Monday November 09, 2015 @08:46AM (#10532944)
At least in Firefox, clearing cookies (not an unreasonable thing for users to do once in a while) will also clear localStorage.
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Re:Why Johnny Still Can't Encrypt: Evaluating the Usability ... by lisper on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @04:06AM (#10538253)
That's true. There are limits to what one can do when running in a browser. If you have a better idea for where to store keys, I'm all ears.
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