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> You can also lock registration of your device Registration lock expires in seven days or less. [1] [1]: https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/3600070

• godelski 1y ago
  Please actually read > Registration Lock expires after 7 days *of inactivity* I don't know why you dropped "of inactivity" and changed it to "or less". If you use signal once a week you're fine. Maybe it should be longer but that's a different argument and there's no reason to be disingenuous about it
  • Aissen 1y ago
    It does not matter if you lose control of the number, the new person will be able to register. The 7 days period is for you to get control of the number back or make sure all your contacts know about the issue.
  • bratwurst3000 1y ago
    am I reading it wrong? but on my phone if i activate reglock again it says that if pin fails the account is blocked for seven days. I asume that after 7 days one still needs the pin to register or am i wrong?
    • godelski 1y ago
      You'll get the opportunity to change the pin. There's a balance they want to strike. You can't assume phone numbers are unique to a person across time. So they need to be able to expire when someone stops using a number. But again, acting on the other side also gets a notification in the chat stating that the security number has changed. The new person doesn't have the signal chat history. So if you're talking about sensitive things then it's a strong indication you should reverify their identity. Not practical for every day users but that's also not a typical threat scenario
  • AnonC 1y ago
    Seems like you missed reading the entire context above. The discussion was about a number being seized or taken over by someone else. So your reply on inactivity is irrelevant since the new owner of the number can just wait a mere week and use it with Signal.