From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 94 11:04:06 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: pgp / passphrase / capture / yikes!
In-Reply-To: <199412021900.LAA29951@jobe.shell.portal.com>
Message-ID: <9412031903.AA07455@toxicwaste.media.mit.edu>
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> just wondering , if i use pgp on my pc , and lets say while on my unix
> connection to the net i shell to dos to do encryption or decryption , does 
> this compromise my security in any way ? can some admin catch my 
> passphrase, i don think so , but i'm really fucken paranoid ! thanks for 
> any answers felloe punks !

If you are dialed-up to a UNIX box using some terminal emulator, say
kermit, and you escape back to the local machine shell-escape to run
PGP, the SysAdmin on the UNIX side should not be able to read what you
say.

-derek