On 25/04/16 14:52, Dashamir Hoxha wrote: > What do you think of paper backups, are they useful?
Yes, but I much prefer paperkey[1] for that rather than complete (minimal) secret key files. Also consider the longevity of the format: if you want to restore it in 10 years, do you still have the equipment and software to do so? Do you expect to use your key in 20 years?[2] Provided we can still work with OpenPGP v4 file formats, paperkey has got this covered. I have never used my paper backup. Prudence suggests you should try to OCR it; laziness suggested otherwise in my case. Worst case, I type it in. It's purely for when the digital media fail. Which they will, using common consumer storage media. HTH, Peter. [1] http://www.jabberwocky.com/software/paperkey/ [2] It's real nice to hear people talk about this, but there are so many things that could change. -- I use the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) in combination with Enigmail. You can send me encrypted mail if you want some privacy. My key is available at <http://digitalbrains.com/2012/openpgp-key-peter> _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
