Re: Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-12 Thread Faramir
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Morten Kjærulff escribió: > Thanks. I get the point - for me, any minimal encryption would be > enough, as nobody cares about my photos of my famely. Then probably you want to use AES, it is supposed to be the fastest algorithm, and very secure.

Re: Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-12 Thread Morten Kjærulff
Thanks. I get the point - for me, any minimal encryption would be enough, as nobody cares about my photos of my famely. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Kevin Kammer wrote: > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 09:01:09AM -0500 > Also sprach David Shaw: >> AES256 is probably the best all-round choice in GPG

Re: Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-11 Thread David Shaw
On Nov 11, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Kevin Kammer wrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 09:01:09AM -0500 Also sprach David Shaw: AES256 is probably the best all-round choice in GPG if you want to just say "strongest" and leave it at that AES 192 or AES 128 may actually be a more secure choice than AES 256,

Re: Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-11 Thread Dion Moult
Hello, I would recommend putting it below the document root of the webserver for added security - you really don't want crawlers easily discovering it. On Wednesday 11 November 2009 20:13:33 Morten Kjærulff wrote: > Hi, > > I am new here, so sorry if I ask stupid questions. > > I would like to

Re: Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-11 Thread Kevin Kammer
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 09:01:09AM -0500 Also sprach David Shaw: > AES256 is probably the best all-round choice in GPG if you want to > just say "strongest" and leave it at that AES 192 or AES 128 may actually be a more secure choice than AES 256, until they work out the following: http://www.sch

Re: Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-11 Thread gerry_lowry (alliston ontario canada (705) 250-0112)
(a) assume nothing is safe (b) assume that if your information is not valuable to national security agencies or organized crime, it is in less danger of probing and poking. (c) if someone takes your car, it is likely obvious; if someone copies your data, you may never know (d) if someone copi

Re: Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-11 Thread David Shaw
On Nov 11, 2009, at 7:13 AM, Morten Kjærulff wrote: Hi, I am new here, so sorry if I ask stupid questions. I would like to use my unused storage on various web servers for backup of my personal data, including the file with all my passwords. Q1) Assume that I make a good passphrase, would it

Is it safe to put an encrypted file on a public web server

2009-11-11 Thread Morten Kjærulff
Hi, I am new here, so sorry if I ask stupid questions. I would like to use my unused storage on various web servers for backup of my personal data, including the file with all my passwords. Q1) Assume that I make a good passphrase, would it then be safe to encrypt my backup with "gpg --symmetric