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From a comment in the article: > This gives me chills, the shared clipboard also uses this protocol, right? This means that everything we copy goes through the
by xpe 3y ago
From a comment in the article:
> This gives me chills, the shared clipboard also uses this protocol, right? This means that everything we copy goes through the network via Bluetooth without encryption and can be captured by any Bluetooth sniffer?
The shared clipboard uses this protocol?... on what basis is this claim plausible?
- NathanWilliams 3y agoI thought it was clear it ran through iCloud: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT209460 https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT209460 It only works between devices signed in with the same Apple ID
- jdsnape 3y agoThe encryption keys are shared via the iCloud keychain, but I think the actual sharing happens over a protocol called Companion Link.
- unglaublich 3y ago> on what basis is this claim plausible? The article shows the author holds some grudges against Apple. Those grudges probably influence their judgement.
- lapcat 3y agoThe comment in question was not written by the article author.
- dalbin 3y agoFrom Apple Platform Security Guide [0] : > The individual messages are encrypted much like messages in iMessage are. After the devices are paired, each device generates a symmetric 256-bit AES key that gets stored in the device’s keychain. This key can encrypt and authenticate the BLE advertisements that communicate the device’s current activity to other iCloud-paired devices using AES256 in GCM mode, with replay protection measures. [1]: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secf78dbe639/web https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secf78dbe639/...
- lapcat 3y ago> From a comment in the article: To be clear, it's a comment on the article, in the public comments section appended to the article. The comment was not made by the article author.
- xpe 3y agoAgreed. My comment was worded poorly. Thank you for clarifying.