Does the SCM SCR3320 work with GnuPG?

2009-09-12 Thread Peter Lebbing
Hello list, Does anybody know if the SCM SCR3320 USB card reader works with GnuPG under Linux? Specifically, I was thinking of buying the "ChipDrive MyKey 2" from Conrad[1] in The Netherlands. It's only 20 euros. If you look at the product page for the SCR3320[2] and compare the photo with the pr

Re: Does the SCM SCR3320 work with GnuPG?

2009-09-12 Thread David Shaw
On Sep 12, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Peter Lebbing wrote: Hello list, Does anybody know if the SCM SCR3320 USB card reader works with GnuPG under Linux? Specifically, I was thinking of buying the "ChipDrive MyKey 2" from Conrad[1] in The Netherlands. It's only 20 euros. If you look at the produc

Re: Does the SCM SCR3320 work with GnuPG?

2009-09-12 Thread Peter Lebbing
David Shaw wrote: > I can't speak to the MyKey device, but I have a SCR3320 and it works > just fine with GnuPG and the v2 card. Great, thanks for the info. One more question, does your reader look like [1] or like [2]? I must say I like the supposedly "new housing" ([2]) better than the "old" on

Re: Does the SCM SCR3320 work with GnuPG?

2009-09-12 Thread David Shaw
On Sep 12, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Peter Lebbing wrote: David Shaw wrote: I can't speak to the MyKey device, but I have a SCR3320 and it works just fine with GnuPG and the v2 card. Great, thanks for the info. One more question, does your reader look like [1] or like [2]? I must say I like the s

Re: howto secure older keys after the recent attacks

2009-09-12 Thread Faramir
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 David Shaw escribió: ... >> So my question is basically,.. >> If gpg would use this,... does it only improve the already existing >> entropy and randomness of the kernel PRNG? I mean that gpg somehow >> "merges" the different sources? >> Or is it mor

Re: howto secure older keys after the recent attacks

2009-09-12 Thread Robert J. Hansen
Faramir wrote: > I remember an example from one of the Bruce Schneier book, where 2 > people (Alice and Bob, of course) wanted to get a random bit. They > thought about each one flipping a coin, and then mixing the results. [puts on his voting security hat] This is part of some voting protocols.

Quick advice about FAQ 4.14

2009-09-12 Thread oscar . getstring
Hi, I would like to point a quick advice related to FAQ 4.14 available at the GNUpg website  url: http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/faqs.en.html#q4.14 section: How can I use GnuPG in an automated environment?  I believe that the points 4,5 and 6 should be reviewed and maybe correct to reflec

Re: howto secure older keys after the recent attacks

2009-09-12 Thread Robert J. Hansen
Faramir wrote: > I remember an example from one of the Bruce Schneier book, where 2 > people (Alice and Bob, of course) wanted to get a random bit. They > thought about each one flipping a coin, and then mixing the results. [puts on his voting security hat] This is part of some voting protocols.