1994-02-15 - Re: PGP
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From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
To: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain)
Message Hash: dd4dc5ea979751330c85680ada8d7fdf50a1c2db78f1949588f65fabdc007f54
Message ID: <9402150759.AA03108@toxicwaste.media.mit.edu>
Reply To: <199402150738.XAA23905@netcom9.netcom.com>
UTC Datetime: 1994-02-15 08:03:53 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 00:03:53 PST
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From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 00:03:53 PST
To: rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain)
Subject: Re: PGP
In-Reply-To: <199402150738.XAA23905@netcom9.netcom.com>
Message-ID: <9402150759.AA03108@toxicwaste.media.mit.edu>
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I think that, if you are careful, you can safely use PGP on a
networked, single-user machine. For example, I use PGP on Athena, a
networked series of UNIX machines. I trust the binary, since I built
it myself, and since there is no one else on my machine when I use
PGP, I am sure that no one is getting my passphrase. As for my secret
key, well, it is in a facist AFS directory, which isn't close to being
as secure as a floppy, but it means that not anyone can just get it.
Do I feel safe? Yes. Would I recommend others here do as I do? Yes.
Would I recommend people at other sites do as I do? Depends on the
site. Netcom? No.
Just my $.02
-derek
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- 1994-02-12 (Sat, 12 Feb 94 10:11:10 PST) - PGP - mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)
- 1994-02-12 (Sat, 12 Feb 94 13:11:10 PST) - Re: PGP - Peter shipley <shipley@merde.dis.org>
- 1994-02-15 (Mon, 14 Feb 94 23:41:33 PST) - Re: PGP - rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain)
- 1994-02-15 (Tue, 15 Feb 94 00:03:53 PST) - Re: PGP - Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
- 1994-02-15 (Tue, 15 Feb 94 07:15:55 PST) - PGP - hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)