From 812cf895d4b66b9d18c93925490dbac64834c6a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Micay Date: Mon, 9 May 2022 17:30:24 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add device identifier leaks section --- static/features.html | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/static/features.html b/static/features.html index 8374c327..527b4e4d 100644 --- a/static/features.html +++ b/static/features.html @@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
  • Broad carrier support without invasive carrier access
  • LTE-only mode
  • Private screenshots
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  • Closed device identifier leaks
  • PIN scrambling
  • Supports longer passwords
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    Closed device identifier leaks

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    GrapheneOS fixes several prominent device identifier leaks bypassing + Android's intention of apps not being able to uniquely identify a device. See + our FAQ sections on hardware + identifiers and non-hardware + identifiers for more general information.

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    Our secure application spawning system + primarily exists to significantly improve protection against exploitation. + However, it also improves privacy. On a device without our secure application + spawning system, the secrets used for probabilistic exploit mitigations such + as ASLR are usable as device identifiers persisting until reboot. This is an + easy way to identify the device from apps in different profiles. It's a minor + bonus of the feature and there are still plenty of side channels to identify + devices across apps, but it fixes most of the known direct identifier + leaks.

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    We also eliminate several holes in preventing apps from accessing hardware + identifiers including tightening up the restrictions for apps targeting legacy + Android platform versions.

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    PIN scrambling

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    This is an incomplete list of other GrapheneOS features.