On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
I would like to put some sensitive information in my USB stick, so
I can take it with me (ssh private keys, certificates with private
key, maybe some file with bank users and passwords). It's evident that
losing that stick could cause me a lot of tr
> I would like to put some sensitive information in my USB
> stick, so I can take it with me (ssh private keys,
Use GPG and encrypt the files.
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On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:55:10 -0500, Covington, Chris
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I would like to put some sensitive information in my USB
> > stick, so I can take it with me (ssh private keys,
>
> Use GPG and encrypt the files.
>
I've been reading a bit about GPG (I haven't used it before) and
Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:55:10 -0500, Covington, Chris
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would like to put some sensitive information in my USB
stick, so I can take it with me (ssh private keys,
Use GPG and encrypt the files.
I've been reading a bit about GPG (I haven't used it b
> I guess in this case I should include the private key as a
> unencrypted file in my USB stick and protect it with a good
> password, as it will be used whenever I need to decrypt any
> file. Am I right?
Yes, or even better keep the (well-passworded) private key in another
location (on another
On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 17:54 +0100, Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
> > > I would like to put some sensitive information in my USB
> > > stick, so I can take it with me (ssh private keys,
I had the same issue. I travel a *lot*, and so sooner or later a hard
drive will die, or a laptop will get stolen,
: Saturday, March 05, 2005 9:58 PM
To: gentoo-user
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Securing files in a USB stick
On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 17:54 +0100, Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
> > > I would like to put some sensitive information in my USB stick, so
> > > I can take it with me (ssh pr
You might want to look at creating an encrypted file (which is then
mounted as a filesystem via crypto/loop). That way, you can move the
fie where ever you want (USB Stick included) and mount using a
passphrase.
If this interests you, I have some information on how to do this.
-Hani
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Please post the info/directions on how to do this.
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> You might want t
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> > -Original Message-
> > From: Kiawud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 10:30 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Securing files in a USB stick
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> > You might want to look at creating an encrypted
Excerpt for file based crypto:
7. Using a file instead of a partition
It is just as easy to create an encrypted file system within a file on
another file system. This is especially useful if you want to back up
this file by burning it to a DVD, etc. You
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