From: stig@hackvan.com (Stig)
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 95 19:43:06 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: How do I know if its encrypted?
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Eric Hughes wrote:
> 
> I'll tell you one really useful facility for offsite storage, and
> that's private key backup.  Use a secret sharing arrangement, say 5
> out of 7 reconstruction, and send out 7 chunks.  Now, give a different
> pointer-to-chunk to each of 7 different people.  In the case of
> catastrophe, you can recover your key.
> 

I'll second Eric on the utility of this practice.  I should've done this...
I lost a new pgp key when my hard disk hit the fan last month.  I can't even
revoke it...  

    Stig

FYI:  The key to ignore is 0x31F61BA9.  The new key is on a server near you.

    	  Key for user ID: Stig <stig@hackvan.com>
	  1024-bit key, Key ID 6202A715, created 1995/01/03
          Key fingerprint =  58 0C 16 D5 CD 27 EE 37  BB EC 47 73 36 12 9B 96