You can also use a USB disk (pen sized) with FLASH memory if you have problems running a smart card. I prefer the smart card but USB disks are cheaper, and are compatible with all OS that have USB plug_and_play support, and do the trick... Just mount the disk when you need the private key and unmount when you don't, so you can keep the small USB disk with you. cheers /valter On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 09:46, Mathias Homann wrote:
I would recommend using a smart card in this case, because you can remove it if you don't need it, and the private key never leaves the card - all operations are performed on-card. So an attacker cannot copy your key to his private machine and try to decrypt it etc. In addition, if keyboard snooping is an issue, you can even use a card reader with a keypad, so that you can enter the PIN without involvement from the host OS.
does the actual (as in 'the one that comes with suse 8.0) gpg do smartcards?
if so, which reader / card combo would I need? I _DO_ have a card terminal from towitoko somewhere...
bye, [MH]
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