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RE: Password Protecting files
On 20 August 2007 17:25, Igor Peshansky wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Dave Korn wrote:
>
>> On 20 August 2007 17:09, Igor Peshansky wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Dave Korn wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 20 August 2007 16:38, Igor Peshansky wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007, zzapper wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> zzapper <david@XXXX.XX.XX> wrote in
>>>>>> Xns99917147CB10Czzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5:">news:Xns99917147CB10Czzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> use gpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey that was not very painful at all
>>>>>>
>>>>>> download gnupg from cygwin setup
>>>>>> start with
>>>>>>> gpg --gen-key
>>>>>>
>>>>>> then encrypt
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> gpg -e test.txt
>>>>>>
>>>>>> then decrypt
>>>>>>> gpg -d test.txt.gpg > out.txt
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course, for a thoroughly secure way of protecting your data you could
>>>>> run it through a hippo (i.e., let the hippo chomp down on your data, and
>>>>> use the output). This is so secure that nobody will ever be able to
>>>>> make heads or tails of your data again. Be aware, however, that the
>>>>> cipher is completely asymmetric -- even knowing the passphrase you used
>>>>> to convince the hippo to chomp down on your data will not allow the
>>>>> adversary to decrypt the result. Igor
>>>>
>>>> But they *will* be able to /shovel/ it.
>>>
>>> Sure, but transmission has never been a problem... ;-)
>>> Igor
>>
>> Never underestimate the bandwidth of a bucket full of hippo-dung being
>> flung across a river!
>
> Well, I suppose flooding the router *could* be a problem of sorts...
> Igor
No, sorry, slight typo there. What I mean is, never underestimate *how far
back to stand from* ....
cheers,
DaveK
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