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RE: Password Protecting files
On 20 August 2007 16:38, Igor Peshansky wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007, zzapper wrote:
>
>> zzapper <david@XXXX.XX.XX> wrote in
>> Xns99917147CB10Czzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5:">news:Xns99917147CB10Czzappergmailcom@80.91.229.5:
>>
>>> use gpg
>>
>> Hey that was not very painful at all
>>
>> download gnupg from cygwin setup
>> start with
>>> gpg --gen-key
>>
>> then encrypt
>>
>>> gpg -e test.txt
>>
>> then decrypt
>>> gpg -d test.txt.gpg > out.txt
>
> Of course, for a thoroughly secure way of protecting your data you could
> run it through a hippo (i.e., let the hippo chomp down on your data, and
> use the output). This is so secure that nobody will ever be able to make
> heads or tails of your data again. Be aware, however, that the cipher is
> completely asymmetric -- even knowing the passphrase you used to convince
> the hippo to chomp down on your data will not allow the adversary to
> decrypt the result.
> Igor
But they *will* be able to /shovel/ it.
cheers,
DaveK
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