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		Nextgrid 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Native Secure Enclave backed SSH keys on macOS Any malware capable of exfiltrating a file from your home folder is also capable of calling the export command and tricking you into providing biometrics.

asteroidburger 4 months ago [–]

Not necessarily; "read file" is very different from "execute command." The biometrics part is a substantial lift as well.

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