On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:55:10 -0500, Covington, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to put some sensitive information in my USB > > stick, so I can take it with me (ssh private keys, > > Use GPG and encrypt the files. > I've been reading a bit about GPG (I haven't used it before) and it seems to use the same public key encryption concept as the certificates used in S/MIME or SSL/TLS. The only difference between them seem to be that GPG trust is based on a decentralized web of trust while digital certificates are based on a root certification authority. Am I right?
I guess in this case I should include the private key as a unencrypted file in my USB stick and protect it with a good password, as it will be used whenever I need to decrypt any file. Am I right? Thanks, best regards Jose -- [email protected] mailing list
