Subj : Re: Anyone using PGP/GPG in here? To : Vk3jed From : StackFault Date : Sat Nov 10 2018 09:53 pm Vk> St> I have not dug this one very far but depending on the algo used to Vk> St> password protect the archive, it might not be too bad in transit. The Vk> St> issue is at rest. But again, if privacy is a real issue, use another Vk> St> layer. Vk> Vk> Yes, you could slip password protection into the archiver command, Vk> though not sure how that can be done on a per link basis. Well, the issue with password is the symmetric scheme. Assymmetric would be much better and you could spread your public key around... That could make a good POC actually... food for tought I guess, like I didn't had enough projects already lol. Vk> The big issue with quantum computing is the ability to solve many Vk> equations in parallel, which would render all current ciphers vulnerable Vk> to brute force attacks. But quantum computing is likely to give us new Vk> and vastly more powerful encryption. Quantum key distribution, which is Vk> immune to key interception has also been demonstrated in test Vk> environments, I believe. Attempting to intercept a key in transit on a Vk> quantum channel will resunt in 2 things. Firstly, the intercepter will Vk> NOT get a copy of the key, and secondly, the legitimate recipient will Vk> immediately know someone's tampered with the channel. Well, this will trigger a revolution that's for sure. The side abou addressing the confidentiality and non-repudiation is intersting too. I will read a little bit about that, this is something I am not familiar enough. Vk> St> I always found interesting the fact they used old VIC-20 in John Wick Vk> St> 2, pretty hard to hack into and since most don't even know how to loa Vk> St> a software on it and finding a drive that can read these floppies Vk> St> nowadays... Vk> Vk> Yeah that seems a bit far fetched, and how well can it run modern crypto Vk> algorithms anyway? Not very well that's for sure. The lack of compatibility with modern computing equipment makes it a challenge in itself. I have some good stories about old technology seen by younger folks. But this is drifting from the original topic, it's more obfuscation than encryption at that point... Regards, ß Þ úúúÄÄÄÄÄúÄÄúúÄÄÄÄúÄú Ý ßúÄúÄÄÄúÄÄÄÄÄÄúúÄÄÄÄÄúÄÄÄÄúÄÄÄÄÄÄúúÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄúÄÄÄÄúúú Dave aka Stackfault ß Ýß bbs.bottomlessabyss.net (telnet/2023ússh/2222) Bottomless Abyss BBS ÜßÞ 21:1/172@fsxnet þ 1:249/317@fidonet -úúú --- - - --- -- ú-úú ú úúú úúú ú- -úúú -ú-- úúú úúú -úúú -úúú úúú --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A39 2018/04/21 (Linux/64) * Origin: The Bottomless Abyss BBS (21:1/172) .