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> Signal PINs are based on [Secure Value Recovery], which we previewed in December, to allow supporting data like your profile, settings, and who you’ve blocked
by ikawe 6y ago
> Signal PINs are based on [Secure Value Recovery], which we previewed in December, to allow supporting data like your profile, settings, and who you’ve blocked to be securely recovered should you lose or switch devices.
[Secure Value Recovery]
https://signal.org/blog/secure-value-recovery/ https://signal.org/blog/secure-value-recovery/
> All of this adds up to a secure enclave that limits the number of recovery attempts that are possible against a value synchronized across nodes in hardware-encrypted RAM.