GoKawiilDeveloper launches BlindLock, a hardware-bound password vault hidden inside a photo
A developer has released BlindLock, a local password vault that stores encrypted credentials embedded within an image file rather than in a central database. The vault relies on hardware binding and 256-bit authenticated encryption, and incorporates NIST-standardized post-quantum algorithms ML-KEM-1024 and ML-DSA-87 for key exchange and signatures.
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Storing secrets locally rather than on servers removes a common target for mass data breaches, since there's no central database to steal and later crack. Adding post-quantum cryptography now addresses the 'harvest now, decrypt later' threat, where attackers stockpile encrypted data today hoping future quantum computers can break it.
- BlindLock hides an encrypted password vault inside an image file with no central server storage.
- It uses 256-bit encryption plus NIST-approved post-quantum algorithms ML-KEM-1024 and ML-DSA-87.
- The design aims to defend against future quantum decryption of data intercepted today.
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