Re: Newbie naive question, perhaps - - be kind

Tom McCune wrote:

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> Your primary concern should probably be preventing direct access to the
> computer by unauthorized users. If someone has direct access to the file
> system, just about any form of encryption can be successfully attacked - the
> files responsible for doing the encryption can be altered to prevent secure
> encryption; the private key and passphrase can be captured.

Thanks. See a couple of my previous thank-you posts. I try to keep
reports out of the the computer, but I am concerned about having to hand
over my computer to a technician if I have a crash that I cannot repair.
Something in progress or other sensitive data may remain. Thanks for
your response.

Art drartieatattd0tnet
Received on Mon Oct 17 20:48:27 2005