Re: Newbie naive question, perhaps - - be kind
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Re: Newbie naive question, perhaps - - be kind

From: Arthur <Art7@att.not>
Date: Sun Oct 16 2005 - 18:28:47 CEST

Peter Pearson wrote:

>
> With a respectable encryption program like PGP or GnuPG,
> nobody can decrypt your data without the password. If you
> pick a good password and don't put it on a yellow sticky
> note on your monitor, they'll just have to beat it out of
> you or get along without your data.
>
Thanks for your views on passwords. Beatings may not succeed, since
recently I have been forgetting or mixing them up. It is good to receive
knowledgeable advice on practical encrypting. -=Art=-

drartieatattd0tnet
Received on Mon Oct 17 20:48:26 2005