Re: GPF Crypto Stick vs OpenPGP Card

2010-12-06 Thread Ɓukasz Stelmach
Andre Amorim writes: > Sorry, I didn't want get too far from the subject of the topic. But > the previous post raised a doubt on top of my head. Can anybody > explain (if it's not too much technical) why people say that once a > key is generated inside the smartcard it is impossible to that key g

Re: GPF Crypto Stick vs OpenPGP Card

2010-12-06 Thread Andre Amorim
Hi, Sorry, I didn't want get too far from the subject of the topic. But the previous post raised a doubt on top of my head. Can anybody explain (if it's not too much technical) why people say that once a key is generated inside the smartcard it is impossible to that key get out of it (except of cou

Re: GPF Crypto Stick vs OpenPGP Card

2010-12-06 Thread Grant Olson
On 12/6/10 2:21 PM, Marcio B. Jr. wrote: > Hello, > sorry for this insistence. I just want to get it clearly. > > So, you mean those devices certainly protect information better than a > regular computer (even if making proper use of disk encryption > software)? > Yes. Ultimately a malicious us

Re: GPF Crypto Stick vs OpenPGP Card

2010-12-06 Thread Marcio B. Jr.
Hello, sorry for this insistence. I just want to get it clearly. So, you mean those devices certainly protect information better than a regular computer (even if making proper use of disk encryption software)? On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Hauke Laging wrote: > Am Freitag 03 Dezember 2010 14

Re: GPF Crypto Stick vs OpenPGP Card

2010-12-06 Thread Hauke Laging
Am Freitag 03 Dezember 2010 14:55:34 schrieb Marcio B. Jr.: > I've never used those external devices, and my private keys have > always been one place only located, a computer. > > That situation is a sort of "trade-off" for it keeps the referred keys > more protected/restricted whereas it gives