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by Shank 1807 days ago
On one of the example phone displays, you can see:

> Secure 4K encryption

I understand wanting to have some kind of peace-of-mind marketing statement, but encryption has everything to do with the chosen cipher suite and implementation, and while 4096-bit encryption can technically be called “4k” this furthers misconceptions around key size and strength [0]. This seems like another effort to borrow the marketing effect of 4K displays.

[0]: https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-are-some-keys-small/