On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 10:11:21AM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > > Because even on this second libreboot system, you have to type your > > passphrase under the eyes of everyone. Unless you have no important > > data on this second system, I think it matters. > > You still can do this (image attached) or go somewhere else to type in > your password, which I do all the time. If I can't, I won't use the > laptop because I can't memorize this password lengths every 2 days.
No kidding, this is what I do! At home, I go in a closet to type in my passphrase. Passphrases are very hard to memorize: I use the Diceware method which I find useful. As I am paranoid too, I try to memorize at least 9 words. > You should keep in mind that the password can be guessed by the sound > your keyboard makes (no idea how to avoid this other than typing very > softly, slowly and not on a mechanical keyboard) and in the reflections > of your eyes with a pretty standard camera (proven by the CCC in 2014), > easily circumvented by not looking at the keyboard while typing. I was aware that mechanical keyboards were one of the most common flaws in computer security, but I had no idea that footages of my eyes might give away my passphrase! Gosh! > If you're as paranoid as I am, you'll also close the curtains when > typing the password at home if your room has windows. Indeed I do.
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