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"Encrypted"? Yeah, right!

So I came across a video provider that's supposed to serve encrypted videos and claims them to be un-downloadable.

Since I was curious, I tried to decrypt the streams and by using the ANCESTRAL DECRYPTING POWER of "Putting the stream file into VLC" I managed to defeat their state of the art #encryption and play their #video just fine.

Makes you think about what some companies tell you, VS what's actually the case. So, be careful about sharing sensitive data, even if they tell you it's secure!

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[–] exu@feditown.com 34 points 1 month ago

Downloaded through HTTPS so end-to-end encrypted

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If it can be displayed via an HDMI it can be captured.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is the video so dark? I thought my phone's brightness settings were off.

[–] helloyanis@furries.club 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

@Redex68 Honestly I have no idea, I barely use OBS

[–] prex@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That reminds me: What happened to that person who finished all their posts "US military encrypted"?

[–] helloyanis@furries.club 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@prex Wait that's a thing?
Well, this host basically the same value as a "Sent from my iPad" signature haha, how can you encrypt a post that's publicly available to everyone?

- Sent with Mastodon Web

[–] prex@aussie.zone 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I looked it up - its even worse than I remember:

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Ugh that's cringe

Double-ROT13 Encrypted

[–] eta@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What did they think would happen? The US military would encrypt the message for you?

[–] death916@lemmy.death916.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

At my job if we put encrypt in an email message the server encrypts it before sending maybe he thought it was like that

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

I don't know.

Russian military anno 1939 encrypted

[–] gimulnautti@mastodon.green 6 points 1 month ago

@helloyanis @soatok @programmer_humor Security by obscurity is the encryption of fools…