[ubuntu-uk] System Security (Was Re: Password recovery)

[Matthew Macdonald-Wallace]

Quoting Andrew Oakley <andrew at aoakley.com>:

> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
>> LOL, this is my biggest fear - forgetting the key to an encrypted
>> file/disk.  I forgot one the other day for some of my personal
>> information encrypted using bcrypt - I had to ring my InLaws and as
>> them to post my backup disks back to me!
>
> Posting unencrypted backups? Who do you work for, the Inland Revenue? ;-)

You owe me one new keyboard - cause: water-damage from laughing at the  
comment whilst drinking... :o)

The disks were sent recorded ast my own expense and were tracked via  
royal mail - I agree it's not the best solution and would have  
preferred to wait until they next came down and brought the disks with  
them, but there we go, you can't have it all your own way some times!  
:o)

M
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Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
matthew at truthisfreedom.org.uk
http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/