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at least Apple should provide a way of inserting a module to encrypt decrypt files. and say, we just store the bytes user provide us.
by kjsingh 2y ago
at least Apple should provide a way of inserting a module to encrypt decrypt files. and say, we just store the bytes user provide us.
- dylan604 2y agoThis is the issue. If you encrypt your own, then the software will not be able to use it as it's not a file it expects. So all of the software that you want to use your encrypted files will need to have this type of module. At that point, I feel like we've opened pandora's box. If every single app had to be able to decrypt/encrypt with your personal key, we just know someone will roll their own and fuck it up for everyone else.
- hnlmorg 2y agoIt depends on where you put that module. In NT you can have modules that sit between various operations on the file system. It’s how AV works without having to hook into every single application that reads and writes from storage. There’s no technical reason why this kind of approach couldn’t be applied by Apple for encryption. But it would require relinquishing some control over their platform, so it would never happen.
- immibis 2y agoMicrosoft gets that excuse, because it lets you run anything at all on your computer. Apple doesn't, because it only lets you run things approved by Apple. Instead of "why did you make this encryption system we can't break into? Trillion dollar fine!" it'd be "why did you let XYZ Corp install this encryption system we can't break into? Trillion dollar fine!"