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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:35:24 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200611111235.35371.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> (raw)

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Hi All,

For some years now I have saved my passwords and other rather critical login 
data and information as database file on a Psion pda.  The file is encrypted 
and decrypted using a Psion application called FreeCrypt.  FreeCrypt uses an 
RC4 algorithm to encrypt the data.

As the hardware is approaching the end of its useful life I wanted to move 
away from my dependence on Psion, or use another method in parallel.  I have 
of course gpg on my laptop, but I am concerned that I will be keeping both my 
private key and the encrypted file on the same machine.

What would you suggest I should use bearing in mind that simplicity and use of 
default linux tools would be most preferable, commensurate with as high a 
degree of security as possible.
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Regards,
Mick

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             reply	other threads:[~2006-11-11 12:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-11-11 12:35 Mick [this message]
2006-11-11 13:08 ` [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
2006-11-11 19:45   ` Mick
2006-11-11 13:35 ` Fabrice Delliaux
2006-11-11 19:46   ` Mick
2006-11-12  0:14     ` Andrey
2006-11-13  5:58       ` Javier
2006-11-13  7:00         ` Mick

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