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. Thank you to our sponsor Notesnook! Visit their site to learn more about keeping your data safe with E2EE notes: https://notesnook.com Messenger Comparison Video: https://youtu.be/rPp4rQnrG44 Molly Review: https://youtu.be/P-2z2c3XBkQ 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 🔐 Techlore Homepage: https://techlore.tech 🕵 Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/goincognito 💻 Techlore Community: https://discuss.techlore.tech 🏫 Techlore Coaching: https://techlore.tech/coaching 💬 Signal Group: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/signal-usernames-are-here-join-our-signal-group-techlore/7640 We cannot provide our content without our Patrons, huge thanks to: BRIGHTSIDE Clark Ente Larry Richard Afonso Brad JohnnyO kevin 'love your content' Poaclu x 🧡 Join them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore 💚 To see our production gear, privacy tools we use, and other affiliates: https://techlore.tech/affiliates 💖 All Techlore Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support #signal #techlore #guide