Very Secure File Storage

[Jeffrey F. Bloss]

Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:

> Derek Broughton spake thusly:
> > Jeffrey F. Bloss wrote:
> > 
> >> Joel Bryan Juliano wrote:
> >>
> >>> I just lost my USB thumbdrive in an Internet Cafe.
> >>> And it contains my private PGP key. Luckily I have a backup.
> >> By all definitions those keys are now compromised, and you should
> >> submit the revocation certificates you previously created to all the
> >> appropriate people and places.
> >>
> >> Um, you *did* create revocation certificates when you generated the
> >> keys, and secret them away for just such an occasion... right? ;)
> >>
> > The problem with this is that I can never remember where the hell the
> > revocation certificates are...
> 
> I had that problem too. That's why I have several keys that I don't use
> anymore floating around teh Internets.
> 
> The last time around, I just burned everything to a CD-R and labled the
> CD-R with something obscure.

Security through obscurity...

Opinions vary. ;-)

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