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Re: public accounts / PGP / passphrases



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>> Leaving aside my unwillingness to stay home in the evening just to use my
>> public account, it's utterly impossible for me to leave work during the
>> day whenever I want to use PGP. The only solution I can imagine is to keep
>> a notebook computer running Linux at work, and dial in to the DECstation
>> five feet away from my desk at work. I've no idea how to convince the tech
>> staff here to add a dedicated phone line to my lab for this purpose. Any
>> better suggestions on using PGP safely during the workday ?
>
>What's the matter with running a serial cable from your laptop to the DEC?

I may have missed earlier bits of this thread, so I'll simply point out that
it is quite possible to run PGP from a floppy disk - either having the
entire program on floppy, or just the keys. It's what I do when I may need
access from an 'unsecure' machine.

Dave Merriman

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Version: 2.6.2

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0JR6Y/p0QAXKL5RjsOI8CdN2EBBZpOhNwGdxsttOr7wD/cXODty2Dw+U2RVNzj1X
FAAnznFzvafROW8OfZo8+aCqS3ThYWWIme1D8seqEVsVfpD10us7SNoMkwSJLY8Y
CMSxGy4rY6k=
=gm/4
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Version: 2.6.2

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tdQnXrMxF+w6V80cSy/dqxJjtg==
=WVf6
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