On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 01:48:02PM +0700, Brian Smith wrote: > Peter Palfrader wrote: > > Nice idea. When trying to find decent backup methods for my > > new Tor identity key I cam accross this thread. > > > > I played all day with ocr and friends. In the course I wrote > > a small script that does what you suggest. I tried to keep > > it small enough to print it along with whatever data you have > > - I clearly failed there. > > But other than that it works nicely. > > > > That didn't work out so well at first > > - gocr had real trouble distinguishing zeroes and the > > letter D like Delta. > > Why not use a 2D barcode like a QR code? A QR code will hold most > typical keys, is easy for machines to read, is small, and has redundancy > features that allow it to work even if you hole-punch or black out part > of the code. > > See http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/aboutqr-e.html
There is no Free Software to create or read QR code, and it is patented: <http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/qrstandard-e.html> Otherwise it is an excellent data format. Alex -- 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
