On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 09:21:56AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have been using gpg to encrypt/decrypt files on my computer "for my > eyes only". I have been using my public/private keypair on my keyring > to do so. I just discovered that I can use encrypt/decrypt local > files using a symmetric cipher--i.e., you enter one secret passphrase > to encrypt and then enter the same secret passphrase to decrypt. > Since my encryption is only for files for myself, do you think using a > symmetric cipher would be a better idea, or doesn't it matter? Or > is choice of a passphrase a bigger issue than the type of cipher -- > symmetric vs. public/private keypair ?
It doesnt matter, in both cases the files are symmetrically encrypted, only keying method changes. I prefer to use pubkey encryption anyway, , one passphrase less to remember. -- JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP: 0x46399138 od zwracania uwagi na detale są lekarze, adwokaci, programiści i zegarmistrze -- Czerski _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
