-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> But if he somehow got your private key, I do not believe he > would need your passphrase. YES! S/He _would_ need the passphrase even if in possession of the Private/Secret Key. The passphrase is the "key" that unlocks the Secret Key which is why there is so much emphasis placed on making sure Your passphrase is a strong one that cannot easily be guessed or 'Social Engineered'. Should an adversary come into possession of the Secret Key they would then need to brute force attack the passphrase. <SIGH> JOHN ;) Timestamp: Saturday 02 Aug 2008, 08:33 --400 (Eastern Daylight Time) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10-svn4799: (MingW32) Comment: Public Key at: http://tinyurl.com/8cpho Comment: Gossamer Spider Web of Trust: https://www.gswot.org Comment: Homepage: http://tinyurl.com/yzhbhx iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJIlFQ9AAoJEBCGy9eAtCsPI6wH/3sA85ldBEzOfhigiFaQT6Lb hDTEhUKA72byjUAdBPtTRAqZ9zUCmppT0WX+/cPWBODHVLgJF2FfWc4Z+SWjTaXn qjwsgU4zwiDwaNa6XiPV8kqypENuxLc7y7q3xsTdc/pr1ZT4z6kuhWcXJ3Gr6xmh psAao5Af0DD44MRVcQPD6b8dyHhuLmGCwlJIhd+feLwrkI0AHqytCbjQHPwaRd3U CAL2NtlWesBYsSBFw0KM1WbA50UebCTQM3GPDzNDi9w6QP0mCg2dg+CCmqhmqXnO zRRgJNabH7R6OQ6Ok4BjRKpS8Czx/SrcUMNDi7sOOLKSpQtls8tPGMrK5n/7qXs= =zml0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
