Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:51:37
Message-Id: 200611111945.34059.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info by Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
1 On Saturday 11 November 2006 13:08, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote:
2 > Mick wrote:
3 > > As the hardware is approaching the end of its useful life I wanted to
4 > > move away from my dependence on Psion, or use another method in parallel.
5 > > I have of course gpg on my laptop, but I am concerned that I will be
6 > > keeping both my private key and the encrypted file on the same machine.
7 >
8 > You also need the passphrase to unlock the private key, so, as far as you
9 > use big enough keys, and good enough passphrases, your mind can't be hacked
10 > into (oh well, depends on torture, but...)
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12 He, he! :)
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14 I was thinking of memory dumps being accessed by malicious software/entities?
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17 Regards,
18 Mick