From 126854cf53a44252003d30834999aab767d9be75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jvoisin Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:34:38 +0000 Subject: Enhance the README.security --- README.security | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.security b/README.security index 335c537..1e6fad0 100644 --- a/README.security +++ b/README.security @@ -1,14 +1,17 @@ Warning ======= -Mat only removes metadata from your files, it does not anonymise their -content, nor can it handle watermarking, steganography, or any too custom -metadata field/system. +Mat only removes standard metadata from your files, it does _not_: + - anonymise their content + - handle watermarking + - handle steganography + - handle any non-standard metadata field/system If you really want to be anonymous format that does not contain any metadata, or better : use plain-text. + Implementation notes -====================== +==================== Symlink attacks --------------- MAT output predictable filenames (like yourfile.jpg.bak). @@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ Test suite Formats that are not in the test suite are not well-tested, please do not trust the MAT about them! + Threat Model ============ The Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit adversary has a number @@ -86,5 +90,5 @@ Requirements anonymise files: every added items of metadata decreases anonymity. - - The MAT *must* handle unknown/hidden metadata fields, + - The MAT *should* handle unknown/hidden metadata fields, like proprietary extensions of open formats. -- cgit v1.3