On 5/3/22 22:08, Francesco Ariis wrote: [snip]
As you probably expect, I agree with (almost) everything you say. My experiment was to document something which — as far as I know — was not documented until now (although probably done numerous times) and a way to spur a discussion on the topic of “backing up keys when you cannot trust or do not have access to some devices”.
A removable hard drive might be an option, if the storage time is less than a decade and there are decent storage conditions in regards to chemicals, temperature, humidity, and so on. Flash memory seems to lose its charge rather quickly, measured in months. I can't find the original articles on that but here's a secondary source: https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/12/understanding-life-expectancy-of-flash-storage.html Perhaps printing a QR code or barcode would work if it is possible to get the private key to a printer in a secure manner. If you are into further experimentation maybe some graph paper and a black magic marker could be used for making a QR code, with enough persistence or performance art funding. /Lars PS. Thanks for not top-posting. _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org https://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
