[pmmail-list] Stupid PGP question(s)

[PMMail OS/2 Support]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:29:06 -0400, Andrew Webber wrote:

>What I did on the machine in the office is change the path to the
>keyrings (using the PGP system-tray tool) so they pointed to A:. 

That's what the truly security conscious recommend you do. Personally
I think it's a pain in the butt so I don't. :-)

>I realize there are probably security holes here too, but at least
>I know that my private key(s) are not in the hands of anyone else.

Probably not. However, you should also be aware that some (many?)
modern operating systems hold data in a swap file or in memory.
Really sophisticated hackers may be able to steal your keys from
that. (Or does PGP have a built in mechanism to avoid this?)

 


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Trevor Smith
PMMail/2 Technical Support
pmmailos2@blueprintsoftwareworks.com



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