Forced to Give Your Password?

Security and privacy

deniable encryption

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Forced to Give Your Password?

Lets imagine a scenario where you're coerced whether through threats, torture, or even legal pressure to…

veilith.com

#deniable encryption#encrypted vault#decoy password#plausible deniability

3points
6comments
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How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

Docs: 0 for, 1 against

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

Objections

  • Explanation is conceptual and lacks technical detail on how it works

    From 1 comment
    • I feel like this answer only explains the concept and not how it _actually_ works. Is it an app? Is it a framework? How would it be used when one is being forced to open up their…
      2malaq on HN
  • Website uses AI-generated images and buzzwords with little substance

    From 1 comment
    • I feel like this answer only explains the concept and not how it _actually_ works. Is it an app? Is it a framework? How would it be used when one is being forced to open up their…
      2malaq on HN

Requests

  • Clarify whether it is an app, framework, or boots an alternate partition

    From 1 comment
    • I feel like this answer only explains the concept and not how it _actually_ works. Is it an app? Is it a framework? How would it be used when one is being forced to open up their…
      2malaq on HN

Questions

  • How does it actually work with multiple passwords

    From 1 comment
    • > Set up multiple passwords for the same app. That sounds interesting, but how does it actually work?
      mocassinsl on HN

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