Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
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Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
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Re: Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
#2I'm not sure whether to applaud the TL;DR or decry the clickbait title. I always appreciate a good opening statement, though.
Re: Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
#3TL;DR: No, it isn't. If that's all you wanted to know, you can stop reading.
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Re: Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
#4TL;DR: No, it isn't. If that's all you wanted to know, you can stop reading. ...
If the title is a question, the answer "No" is pretty much guaranteed.
Re: Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
#5What operating systems and hardening are used in network-connected HSMs [1]? Have there been public evaluations of HSM security?
[1] HSM review, https://www.opendnssec.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/A-Revi...
Re: Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
#6TL;DR: No, it isn't. If that's all you wanted to know, you can stop reading. ...
The real TLDR is at the end of the article:
… the argument that Apple has enabled a law enforcement backdoor seems to miss what Apple has actually done. Instead of building a system that allows the company to recover your secret information, Apple has devoted enormous resources to locking themselves out.
Re: Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
#7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
Thankfully the author seems to have been doing it facetiously and confirms within the byline that the answer is no.
Re: Is Apple's Cloud Key Vault a Crypto Backdoor?
#8TL;DR: No, it isn't. If that's all you wanted to know, you can stop reading. ...
If the title is a question, the answer "No" is pretty much guaranteed.
they wont be asking that question about all the data android phones put in the 'cloud' then....
wifi passwords by default for example.