Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 13:52:47 -0400 From: Simon Bates <simon.bates@utoronto.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: File encryption: bdes or gpg Message-ID: <40B4D96F.8070405@utoronto.ca> In-Reply-To: <20040526152001.GK21801@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub> References: <40B4A372.5020506@utoronto.ca> <20040526152001.GK21801@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub>
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Thank you very much for your reply and your advice. Best wishes, Simon Nathan Kinkade wrote: > On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 10:02:26AM -0400, Simon Bates wrote: > >>I am hoping someone can give me advice on file encryption. > > GPG would probably work well. You can encryt files symmetrically and > put a passphrase on the file. Public Key encryption could work also, as > long as you have a decent passphrase on your private key. If your > private key is passphraseless and someone gets physical access to your > machine they'll have not much problem decrypting your file. GPG also > had other useful applications, such as signing emails and various files. > > Nathan
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