[Ir-l] [IR-L]: Re: RIP and PGP

[Dave Bird]

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In article <3.0.6.32.20000426062603.00816c30 at pop.gn.apc.org>, Paul Mobbs
<mobbsey at gn.apc.org> writes
>In any case PGP, whilst concealing the data in transit, doesn't solve the
>problem of the data sitting on your system. They can come in and get that
>when they want to. You might try an encrypt it, but if you study any system:
>
>* people will always have unencrypted versions of their encrypted files;

 what, permanently and when not in use?  why??
>
>* there will be chunks of the source file sitting in deleted disk sectors; and

 PGP utilities include file and freespace wipe.
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>* incredible amounts of data sit around in current and old fragments of
>temporary files generated by the operating system.

 PGP utilities include file and freespace wipe.

 There can be better things done using PGP libraries.  Best to keep
 your user-generated material such as documents on a 1 or 2 GByte
 removable disk which is entirely encrypted, and which is filled
 with random encrypted junk in all unused parts.



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