Re: New FAQ items

2015-12-01 Thread Kristian Fiskerstrand
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 12/01/2015 09:47 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: > 1. A new user contacted me via email to point out there was no > FAQ entry about whether there's anything to be done about a lost > passphrase. I added a FAQ entry for this, with text that >

Re: New FAQ items

2015-12-01 Thread Kristian Fiskerstrand
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 12/01/2015 10:01 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> Would a reference to nasty[0] or other tools to aid such >> brute-force attacks be useful in this context? > > I thought about it but decided against it. I've never heard of > someone successfully

Re: New FAQ items

2015-12-01 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> Would a reference to nasty[0] or other tools to aid such brute-force > attacks be useful in this context? I thought about it but decided against it. I've never heard of someone successfully using nasty to recover their passphrase. I hate to recommend a tool where I can't point to a single

Re: New FAQ items

2015-12-01 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> I've hard of a few users with good experiences using it... Good enough for me. I'll adjust the language and submit a revision to the list for review. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Gnupg-users mailing list

New FAQ items

2015-12-01 Thread Robert J. Hansen
1. A new user contacted me via email to point out there was no FAQ entry about whether there's anything to be done about a lost passphrase. I added a FAQ entry for this, with text that basically amounted to "if you truly can't remember your passphrase then we can't help you,