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timdorr
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Show HN: SeKey: An SSH Agent for OS X, Using Secur...
It's a design detail. You can't have a "secure enclave" if it accepts external private keys.
That's also why it only generates one kind of key. It's a black box that spits out public keys.
viraptor
on Dec 5, 2017
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Secure enclave is just Apple's name for a secure cryptoprocessor implementation. Some other implementations are happy to accept your private key generated outside of the system.
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That's also why it only generates one kind of key. It's a black box that spits out public keys.