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  • kakito69English
    33·
    6 months ago

    Not storing it in plaintext would require setting up some kind of password, right?

    • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.netEnglish
      15·
      6 months ago

      Some way to encrypt the decryption key.

      This could also mean TPM + Pin. Or using a Nitrokey, externally, which stores the password to decrypt the decryption key.

      That is how user account unlocking (on GrapheneOS with Pixel phones) is done.