Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl...
by GhettoMaestro on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:16AM
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You’re overthinking it. Create a private key. Protect that key with a pass phrase. If you change your password, you’re really changing the pass phrase.
Does that clear it up at all?
FYI these concepts are originated from military crypto. The foundations are solid. Implementation... well you know how that always is.... one CVE away from perfect!!
Edit: or since it is "derived" and not really password which is used for encryption -- the derived thing could well be the hashed password. We are doomed. They might as well serial number their user and use that as key then. Never mind.