Re: Where to store id/password on the net?

From: Luigi (kirpi_at_kirpi.it)
Date: 09/29/04

  • Next message: Bill Unruh: "Re: Where to store id/password on the net?" 
    Date: 29 Sep 2004 07:39:49 -0700

    > I would recommend using a plain text file and encrypting it
    > with PGP. Use a long, but easy to remember passphrase.
    >
    > The suggestion to store it on a USB key is an excellent one.
    >
    > Your only problem then is computers without PGP installed. I'd
    > suggest putting the software on the USB device too.

    I agree that a USB key is a good solution, and that if I encrypt my
    text file I get far more security. Also, provided that few people
    adopt gnupg/pgp, putting gnupg/pgp software into the key would be an
    interesting choice, although that would mean install multiple versions
    (linux, windows,...).
    Thank you for the idea.

    Nevertheless I am looking for a way to store id/passwords
    _on_the_net_, directly on the net. So that I can retrieve my data even
    when I cannot access the hardware (example: public computer at the
    airport, locked into a security case).
    That way I could tell my wife over the phone how to retrieve data,
    enter the site and, just to make an example, read the NY Times. Or
    answer on my behalf to this same thread :-)

    One idea: what if I put my text file into a password protected area of
    my small personal site, something just like
    http://kirpi.it/intranet/furti.txt
    Is such a page so easy to crack?
    Can you all easily access and read that page?

    Thanks
    Luigi

  • Next message: Bill Unruh: "Re: Where to store id/password on the net?"

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