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RE: Password Protecting files
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 20 August 2007 17:09, Igor Peshansky wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Dave Korn wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >
> > Sure, but transmission has never been a problem... ;-)
> > Igor
>
> Never underestimate the bandwidth of a bucket full of hippo-dung being
> flung across a river!
Well, I suppose flooding the router *could* be a problem of sorts...
Igor
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