Re:WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted backups security assessment
by GekkePrutser on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @09:52PM
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Additionally, you can also elect to store the raw key yourself (in the form of a 64-digit number). In which case the HSM thing doesn't apply. The caveat is that they can't help you recover it, but in my opinion that's a feature, not a bug. Consider the mud puddle test.
Of course we still have to take their word from it that the app doesn't secretly store this key somewhere. But I suppose this audit will validate that. I have to do a deep dive into it. The problem remains of course that this app can be modified at any time through the update mechanism.
Of course we still have to take their word from it that the app doesn't secretly store this key somewhere. But I suppose this audit will validate that. I have to do a deep dive into it. The problem remains of course that this app can be modified at any time through the update mechanism.