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h4kor
on Dec 7, 2023
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Untrusted Device Encryption
> The string “syncthing” with the folder ID concatenated make up the salt
Meaning its not fixed but every folder has its own salt
halJordan
on Dec 8, 2023
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The question is how trivial is it to get the folder id. If it's just an incrementing integer, is it really providing a good salt? Im not actually asking that question or asserting that it isnt, just explaining what you missed.
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Meaning its not fixed but every folder has its own salt