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Hasn’t Apple already shown it’s possible to add another party silently to an encrypted exchange? > Passwords: Users can now create a group to share a set of pa
by pacifika 3y ago
Hasn’t Apple already shown it’s possible to add another party silently to an encrypted exchange?
> Passwords: Users can now create a group to share a set of passwords. Everyone in a group can add and edit passwords to keep them up to date, and since sharing is through iCloud Keychain, it’s end-to-end encrypted.
So there goes the backdoor encryption argument, it’s possible to add another member to a group of people with on device access?
- dreamcompiler 3y agoAdding backdoors to crypto algorithms is easy. What's impossible is ensuring the backdoors can only be used by the good guys. What's also impossible is ensuring the good guys don't abuse their backdoors and thus become bad guys.
- enigmurl 3y agoIsnt this more analogous to an end-to-end encrypted group chat than a backdoor?
- immibis 3y agoSecretly turning every two-party encrypted conversation into a three-party encrypted conversation is a backdoor.
- tcfhgj 3y agoApple is developing the whole OS, they can always snoop, because everything is closed source. Also I loud backup isn't e2ee anyways
- godelski 3y ago> because everything is closed source We have to be clear that closed source doesn't imply vulnerabilities. It just means it is hard to check. But we are also talking about one of the most researched devices w.r.t. security. If a backdoor is ever found, boy will there be hell to pay and I'm pretty sure Apple shares will take a really big hit. Especially as they've pivoted their marketing towards privacy.