Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info

2006-11-13 Thread Mick 
On Monday 13 November 2006 05:58, Javier wrote:
I'm using this :
   
http://dev.gentoo.org/~agriffis/userpass/

 I'm using KeePassX [1] to store my passwords and my private keys. This
 is a gpl application with a windows version to use at work =) I think
 keepassx is by far the best application to store passwords and
 personal files I've found. I also found upm [2] but it  seems to be
 with no mantainer


 Best regards,
 Javier

 [1] http://keepassx.sf.net
 [2] http://upm.sf.net

Thanks for the links and suggestions!  :)

I'll have a look and see which suits me best.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info

2006-11-12 Thread Javier 

  I'm using this :
 
  http://dev.gentoo.org/~agriffis/userpass/


I'm using KeePassX [1] to store my passwords and my private keys. This
is a gpl application with a windows version to use at work =) I think
keepassx is by far the best application to store passwords and
personal files I've found. I also found upm [2] but it  seems to be
with no mantainer


Best regards,
Javier

[1] http://keepassx.sf.net
[2] http://upm.sf.net
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[gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info

2006-11-11 Thread Mick 
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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Mick


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Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info

2006-11-11 Thread Fabrice Delliaux 
Le Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:35:24 +,
Mick wrote :
 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.

I'm using this :

http://dev.gentoo.org/~agriffis/userpass/

You just need to install ruby, and of course, gpg.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info

2006-11-11 Thread Mick 
On Saturday 11 November 2006 13:08, Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote:
 Mick wrote:
  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.

 You also need the passphrase to unlock the private key, so, as far as you
 use big enough keys, and good enough passphrases, your mind can't be hacked
 into (oh well, depends on torture, but...)

He, he! :)

I was thinking of memory dumps being accessed by malicious software/entities?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info

2006-11-11 Thread Mick 
On Saturday 11 November 2006 13:35, Fabrice Delliaux wrote:
 Le Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:35:24 +,

 Mick wrote :
  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.

 I'm using this :

   http://dev.gentoo.org/~agriffis/userpass/

 You just need to install ruby, and of course, gpg.

Thanks.  I couldn't find it in portage . . .
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Re: [gentoo-user] Encrypting a file containing confidential info

2006-11-11 Thread Andrey 
On Saturday 11 November 2006 19:46, Mick wrote:
 On Saturday 11 November 2006 13:35, Fabrice Delliaux wrote:
  Le Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:35:24 +,
 
  Mick wrote :
   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.
 
  I'm using this :
 
  http://dev.gentoo.org/~agriffis/userpass/
 
  You just need to install ruby, and of course, gpg.

 Thanks.  I couldn't find it in portage . . .

This script isn't in portage...
Only on http://dev.gentoo.org/~agriffis/userpass/.
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