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by clarry 4301 days ago
Sensitive information doesn't exist in a vacuum. What we need to protect is more than some keys that can be carefully loaded onto a crypto processor hiding in a secure bunker. Yes, users should have security too. The point of entry matters too.

So how do you get that isolated box onto everyone's computer and phone? How do you move these users' sensitive information onto that isolated box without leaving a trace on their non-isolated computer? How do you move their keys around?

When you use two systems to process sensitive information, you have at least two problems to solve...