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>> https://phabricator.whonix.org/T542 https://phabricator.whonix.org/T542 >> Attack summary: the timings of and between key presses are unique to each person.
by hathym 10y ago
>> https://phabricator.whonix.org/T542 https://phabricator.whonix.org/T542
>> Attack summary: the timings of and between key presses are unique to each person. They are actively used in the wild to track individuals with extreme accuracy and leads to complete unmasking.
Holy sh*t
- p4bl0 10y agoThis is actually a very classical example of "side-channel". If you like this kind of things, I suggest you read (at least the beginning of) Silence on the wire, by Michal Zalewski.
- nilved 10y agoThis has been well-known for a long time. It's also much easier to circumvent than they project. Write your message somewhere, copy it, and paste it elsewhere in a single keystroke.
- deltaprotocol 10y agoI have suggested a similar approach in a comment above but instead using a browser plugin with an overlay text editor or one that enables you to use your default text editor in a server/client model.
- nilved 10y agoThat's a wonderful idea. I think that all HTML inputs should fork your $VISUAL.