Lock Down Your Signal: Ultimate Hardening Guide

Signal is one of the safest messengers, but that doesn't mean we can't make it safer! Welcome to the ultimate Signal hardening guide to make it as private, secure, & safe as possible. This video tutorial applies to iOS, Android, and touches on desktop devices using not just native Signal settings, but also other hardening techniques.

Messenger Comparison Video: https://youtu.be/rPp4rQnrG44
Lockdown Mode Video: https://youtu.be/ENuGWhz10UY
Recent Signal Vulnerability: https://youtu.be/Gvc1XKLt3aw
Become Anonymous Guide: https://youtu.be/a1i-3xwcSGA
Guide to Verifying Signal Safety Numbers: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/a-guide-to-verifying-signal-safety-numbers/2289
External Guides:
https://cert.europa.eu/publications/security-guidance/security-guidance-22-002---hardening-signal/pdf
https://freedom.press/training/locking-down-signal/
https://blog.privacyguides.org/2022/07/07/signal-configuration-and-hardening/

00:00 Intro
00:50 Chapter 1: Basic Configuration Settings
01:00 Signal Pin & Registration Lock
01:53 Signal Username and hiding phone number
02:42 Verifying Signal Safety Numbers
04:40 Screen Lock Password
05:20 App Switcher Privacy Settings
05:48 Notification Privacy Settings
06:40 Chapter 2: Advanced Configuration Settings
06:54 Disappearing Messages
09:04 Relaying Calls
09:50 Disabling iOS Integrations
10:44 Incognito Keyboard Function on Android
11:28 Disabling Link Previews in chats
12:38 Chapter 3: Advanced Hardening Advice
12:56 Basic endpoint security tips
13:48 Encrypted backups
14:04 Enabling lockdown mode on Apple devices
14:28 Google advanced protection program
14:36 Custom ROMs
14:44 VPNs
15:50 Limiting linked devices
16:56 Obfuscating your Signal Phone Number
18:30 Molly the Signal client
20:14 Closing Remarks

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