On Jan 5, 2014 1:18 PM, "Werner Koch" <w...@gnupg.org> wrote: > On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 05:02, sam.ku...@uclmail.net said: > Take care: The Omnikey does not work with free software and 2048 bit > or larger keys. Better get a Gemalto or Identive (SCM) reader.
Thanks for the warning :) > > In group 2 above, the smallest reader I have found online which offers > > secure PIN entry is the ACR83. > > The question is whether this is really helpful. Yes, it protects your > PIN but it does not protect the use of your decryption key. Please could you elaborate? > Even if the > latter would be changed, it would also be quite inconvenient to enter > the PIN for each encryption. Security generally has to be weighed against convenience. Calluses are a small price to pay for a secure PIN :) Best regards, Sam
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