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		h4kor on Dec 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 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 [–]

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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