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codethief ◴[] No.45175387[source]
Hi @greysonp

> Once you’ve enabled secure backups, your device will automatically create a fresh secure backup archive every day, replacing the previous day’s archive.

So IIUC backups will not be incremental and I will have to re-upload my 15 GB backup archive every day? Why is that? What's the security risk here? (Obviously I'm not suggesting encrypting & uploading each message & media file individually but splitting things up into same-sized chunks, like e.g. borgbackup does.)

> At the core of secure backups is a 64-character recovery key that is generated on your device. This key is yours and yours alone; it is never shared with Signal’s servers. This key is different from your Signal PIN, which serves different purposes.

Both recovery key and Signal PIN seem to serve the exact same purpose, though, namely restoring data (conversations, contacts, account, …)? Why not unify them?

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highwind ◴[] No.45175402[source]
I'm guessing the same reason why my house's front door and back door use different keys.
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1. tymscar ◴[] No.45175411[source]
Most likely they have different keys for absolutely no other reason than the fact that they were bought/made separately. I honestly would prefer to have a single key to my building.