(The Futility of) Keeping Secrets from Yourself

Many interesting problems in software design boil down to “I need my client application to know a secret, but I don’t want the user of that application (or malware) to be able to learn that secret.“ Some examples include: …and likely others. In general, if your design relies on having a client protect a secretContinue reading “(The Futility of) Keeping Secrets from Yourself”