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		rvnx on Dec 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Building end-to-end security for Messenger If it's a 6-digits PIN, computers are going to find it easy to break.

lxgr on Dec 7, 2023 [–]

This can somewhat plausibly done in a relatively secure way using HSMs: https://engineering.fb.com/2021/09/10/security/whatsapp-e2ee...

That approach puts a lot of trust in the HSM vendor, though.

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