Loading docs/megolm.md +23 −6 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -267,8 +267,17 @@ future research. ### Lack of Backward Secrecy Once the key to a Megolm session is compromised, the attacker can decrypt any future messages sent via that session. [Backward secrecy](https://intensecrypto.org/public/lec_08_hash_functions_part2.html#sec-forward-and-backward-secrecy) (also called 'future secrecy' or 'post-compromise security') is the property that if current private keys are compromised, an attacker cannot decrypt future messages in a given session. In other words, when looking **backwards** in time at a compromise which has already happened, **current** messages are still secret. By itself, Megolm does not possess this property: once the key to a Megolm session is compromised, the attacker can decrypt any message that was encrypted using a key derived from the compromised or subsequent ratchet values. In order to mitigate this, the application should ensure that Megolm sessions are not used indefinitely. Instead it should periodically start a new session, Loading @@ -279,10 +288,18 @@ with new keys shared over a secure channel. ### Partial Forward Secrecy Each recipient maintains a record of the ratchet value which allows them to decrypt any messages sent in the session after the corresponding point in the conversation. If this value is compromised, an attacker can similarly decrypt those past messages. [Forward secrecy](https://intensecrypto.org/public/lec_08_hash_functions_part2.html#sec-forward-and-backward-secrecy) (also called 'perfect forward secrecy') is the property that if the current private keys are compromised, an attacker cannot decrypt *past* messages in a given session. In other words, when looking **forwards** in time towards a potential future compromise, **current** messages will be secret. In Megolm, each recipient maintains a record of the ratchet value which allows them to decrypt any messages sent in the session after the corresponding point in the conversation. If this value is compromised, an attacker can similarly decrypt past messages which were encrypted by a key derived from the compromised or subsequent ratchet values. This gives 'partial' forward secrecy. To mitigate this issue, the application should offer the user the option to discard historical conversations, by winding forward any stored ratchet values, Loading Loading
docs/megolm.md +23 −6 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -267,8 +267,17 @@ future research. ### Lack of Backward Secrecy Once the key to a Megolm session is compromised, the attacker can decrypt any future messages sent via that session. [Backward secrecy](https://intensecrypto.org/public/lec_08_hash_functions_part2.html#sec-forward-and-backward-secrecy) (also called 'future secrecy' or 'post-compromise security') is the property that if current private keys are compromised, an attacker cannot decrypt future messages in a given session. In other words, when looking **backwards** in time at a compromise which has already happened, **current** messages are still secret. By itself, Megolm does not possess this property: once the key to a Megolm session is compromised, the attacker can decrypt any message that was encrypted using a key derived from the compromised or subsequent ratchet values. In order to mitigate this, the application should ensure that Megolm sessions are not used indefinitely. Instead it should periodically start a new session, Loading @@ -279,10 +288,18 @@ with new keys shared over a secure channel. ### Partial Forward Secrecy Each recipient maintains a record of the ratchet value which allows them to decrypt any messages sent in the session after the corresponding point in the conversation. If this value is compromised, an attacker can similarly decrypt those past messages. [Forward secrecy](https://intensecrypto.org/public/lec_08_hash_functions_part2.html#sec-forward-and-backward-secrecy) (also called 'perfect forward secrecy') is the property that if the current private keys are compromised, an attacker cannot decrypt *past* messages in a given session. In other words, when looking **forwards** in time towards a potential future compromise, **current** messages will be secret. In Megolm, each recipient maintains a record of the ratchet value which allows them to decrypt any messages sent in the session after the corresponding point in the conversation. If this value is compromised, an attacker can similarly decrypt past messages which were encrypted by a key derived from the compromised or subsequent ratchet values. This gives 'partial' forward secrecy. To mitigate this issue, the application should offer the user the option to discard historical conversations, by winding forward any stored ratchet values, Loading