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		Benmcdonald__ on May 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Notion for everyone How do you even sync the key between multiple devices? If you send the private key to the server that undoes any protection from the encryption

franky47 on May 19, 2020 | [–]

You derive a master key from a password, and use that to encrypt other keys, or a more complex key chain if needed. You then only sync encrypted keys with the server.

JoshTriplett on May 19, 2020 | [–]

Firefox Sync has a model that doesn't trust the server.

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