-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I've recently received my smart card, but was wondering what the "best practices" are, mainly from a physical standpoint. When I use it in my laptop reader, it sticks about 2" out of the side, and I have some concern about this (i.e., getting damaged by being pushed into something, etc.). I am using the Authentication key on it for SSH, and the normal signing & encryption operations, so I suppose I need it when sending signed email and signing into a system. Do most people leave it in the computer most of the time, or just insert it as needed? This brings to mind: how many insertion cycles can these cards handle? Looking online, various smart cards are rated anywhere from 10,000 to 250,000 insertions. (At 10,000, as few as 10 insertions per day would net a 3 year lifetime.)
I hope this all makes sense... David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQGcBAEBAgAGBQJNabl/AAoJEP2raL8/Cn3qTkQMAJATxn190hUC+FYUIP3KilkQ CUpP8EMthfW7Rm8jzyLkaILXvOlwsO8xM4WebBwStMj6r1HldE6K4BhuUwF+cm6j /JkbKGPDFoZ8H4kcVMBFej/gUJQuk3F7OaU9/0XQv6V+zV9wVz96xSQMIR3HqIJZ jC6LR5Q5cLY6YwsUfQNxqV9SC8xvVVjtF1ojUV6MQ+eUxtsSsUcBluXNtWolj5Hs TRWefFG/tOgPv+IMHBQZndRWYgm05t34AFMcLtR1/lsx3MDahoLw/mbw4FuptYtH SMWOr+k+7gJ7SepChoficwmQWLyOS1kRK+K2N8sEkMw3QizOXSuSRp9cI+GKl1rT 0NoAI3BOIYe9d1gmWayBY+trQjqh2XOhd829WMATRjmogaw7Kv22H7gExP6xkcRO OhcJRFaOp3yPBcSa1jvipXBnf5Upyo3B4CQX+wJMgFsr61mTsPsZj1xneh6tBRTy NwLzjcM28gdls+jtiqZxFy9bo1EWw9zREb6OKMHgLA== =7i+r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
