
Reposting this comment here for transparency
What Blorp stores:
- Unless using the website, all the code is stored locally on your device
- On login, we send your username/password to Lemmy/PieFed
- The API responds with a JSON Web Token (JWT)
- This JWT can be used to update, vote, post, etc on your account. It cannot be used to delete your account.
- We only ever store the JWT, so it's actually impossible for Blorp to delete your account
The bad news:
- MacOS stores the JTW locally as plain text. After reviewing this, I'm unhappy about this.
- iOS also stores the JTW in plain text, but has some pretty strict app sandboxing as far as I know. I'm not to worried here.
- I think Android also sandboxes, but I'm not 100% sure.
- Web stores the JTW in plain text, but this is pretty standard. The web enforces pretty good sandboxing between websites, and I don't run any code that isn't bundled into my app. I'm also not worried about this one.
I'm working on a rapid security update:
- This update will encrypt the iOS, Android, and MacOS databases on initial launch. Any unencrypted data will be destroyed immediately.
- I'm really sorry I wasn't more careful here.
- I also wouldn't panic as an app would have to know what file to look for, how to parse that file for the JWT, what instance the JWT belongs to.
- This update will be v1.9.12, and will be rolled out as soon as I'm done testing
TL;DR, MacOS is probably fine, but concerning me a little. This rapid update will bring encryption to iOS, Android, and MacOS.
Where is the key to encrypt the database the JWT is stored in?
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9mon 9d ago by programming.dev/u/ildar in blorp@lemmy.ml[announcement] some changes coming...
9mon 15d ago by lemmy.world/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlShould I move this community?
9mon 24d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.ml[Fixed] Login issue v1.9.12
9mon 33m ago by piefed.social/u/Chrysanthemum in blorp@lemmy.ml from lemmy.mlv1.9.13 released to fix PieFed
9mon 3h ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlv1.9.12 is rolling out with the security fix
9mon 1d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlQuestion about login security
9mon 3d ago by lemmy.zip/u/shortwavesurfer in blorp@lemmy.mlPiefed development status
10mon 4d ago by piefed.zip/u/RmDebArc_5 in blorp@lemmy.mlAny login issues on v1.9.11? (Edit, resolved)
10mon 4d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlv1.9.11 released!
10mon 7d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlv1.9.10 released!
10mon 20d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlLemmy 2FA login is broken + other updates
10mon 22d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlPlease update to v1.9.8 to continue to use PieFed
10mon 26d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlSorry for the botched updates this week
10mon 29d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlthe Share link doesn't seem to do anything on Firefox (macOS)
10mon 9h ago by piefed.social/u/wakest in blorp@lemmy.mlNewest Blorp on Android only seems to allow login to lemmy.zip
10mon 1d ago by piefed.social/u/wakest in blorp@lemmy.mlHelp me prioritize what to work on next
11mon 6d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlNewest Blorp has some issues with the Android icon
11mon 7d ago by piefed.social/u/wakest in blorp@lemmy.ml from lemmy.mlPieFed support is available on web!
11mon 13d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlMac users with the desktop app, 1.8.1 and 1.8.2 will need to be manually updated due to a bug
11mon 19d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlDo you like this “New posts ⬆️” indicator?
1y 14d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.ml from lemmy.mlA note on upcoming Lemmy v1 support
1y 21d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlTons of bug fixes and new sidebars!
1y 1d ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlAnyone interested in a command palette for Blorp (e.g. Cmd+K or Ctrl+K menu)
1y 1mon ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlBlorp is on the App Store!
1y 1mon ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlBlorp v1.1.0 Released with Support for Android!
1y 1mon ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.ml from lemmy.mlAndroid support coming soon!
1y 2mon ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlBlorp v1.0.3 Released for Mac and iOS
1y 3mon ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.mlBlorp for Lemmy: Now on Mac & Web, More Platforms Coming Soon!
1y 3mon ago by lemmy.ml/u/moseschrute in blorp@lemmy.ml from lemmy.ml



