I use Paragon Encrypted Disk 3.0 This is Blowfish encryption, can do an
entire volume, by a key on a remote device or password. Can, if you wish,
do auto mount at boot, and can be tweaked by the command line. I bought it
about a year ago, I use 3 encrypted volumes daily, and never had a single
problem. Plus it is a German company and not subject to U.S. key
limitations, like U.S. Companies are. A good product, not a lot of bells
and whistles, but you can trust it with your data.
m
At 04:12 PM 6/13/2006, you wrote:
Actually, I have been looking into Truecrypt and VPNs lately. Not
because of paranoia, but because I will be starting up a company with
a couple other people, scattered across North America. We will need
to communicate and share files across the Net and strong encryption is
a must.
On 6/13/06, warpmedia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This is why I encrypt my volumes with a huge, strong, random passwords
and then use container access files stored on a AES encrypted USB thumb
drive with a simpler passphrase once-per-boot to mount them.
From there you can use anything, even notepad, to keep list of
passwords for other things securely for simple cut & paste. Haven't
loaded any of the password safe programs but do use Firefox with it's
profile stored on a encrypted container, again with a simple master
password & FIPS, to store my strong, random site passwords & usernames.
The key being the removable USB drive as the weakest link which stays
with me at all times & is never kept with the laptop. Loose it and you
can beat me to death because I don't know the passwords. What I need npw
is a proper way to securely back it up somewhere offsite, preferably in
fragments spread around.
GRC PW thing is good, there is also a Firefox extension I've been
testing to generate passwords for sites but I am not liking it's
randomness.
Paranoid? Nope, just living under the NWO.
Bobby Heid wrote:
> I have been seeing a lot lately suggesting that people use pass phrases
> instead of shorter "strong" passwords.
>
> As an example instead of (strong because of upper/lower case, numbers, and
> other characters):
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (len=9)
>
> use:
> I wish that this password was not so long because it takes a long time to
> type (len=79)
>
> And even stronger:
> I wIsh thAt this #8&^*)($ passWord was nOt so long becausE it tAKEs a long
> TIME to TYpe!
>
> I use the GRC generated one for my wireless network and hamachi passwords.
>
> Bobby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:00 PM
> To: The Hardware List
> Subject: Re: [H] Password strength
>
>
> I use Keepass to keep rack of my passwords and when you type them in
> it gives you a red/yellow/green indicator.
> http://keepass.sourceforge.net/
>
> A bit off topic, but if you want a really good password generator this
> is a great one:
> https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm
>
>
> On 6/12/06, Chris Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest a good link to check password strength??
>>
>> Thanks!
>> --
>> C L Shaw <><
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Today is a moment for you to clip yet another strand from
>> the rope of earth, so that when he returns you won't be tied up.
>>
>>
>
>
--
Brian
