Re:Signal: Firm claims to have cracked chat app's encryption
by lima on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:36AM
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> Decrypting Signal messages and attachments was not an easy task. It required extensive research on many different fronts to create new capabilities from scratch. At Cellebrite, however, finding new ways to help those who make our world a safer place is what we’re dedicated to doing every day.
Nice PR spin and non-story - yes, with access to the Android keystore secret, the database can be decrypted.
Doesn't work if the device has a functional root of trust, or Signal's password feature is used.
Nice PR spin and non-story - yes, with access to the Android keystore secret, the database can be decrypted.
Doesn't work if the device has a functional root of trust, or Signal's password feature is used.