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On 12/7/05, Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 14:35, peter kostov wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 11:36 -0500, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 10:09, Matthew Miller wrote:
> > > On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 09:53:56AM -0500, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> > > > > I am not saying not to use key based authentication, but it is not a
> > > > > cure all.
> > > > You are correct, there are no magic bullet solutions. Typically you
> > > > would still use a password/passphrase to use your private key. Of
> > > > course the same rules apply as to any password, use a good non-trivial
> > > > one that can not be guessed.
> > >
> > > And even more so than normal, since anyone with a copy of the key can
> > > attempt to brute-force the passphrase at their leisure.
> >
> > Which is why you need to protect your private key....
> >
> And what about storing the private key on a memory card or usb memory
> stick?
What about it?
IMHO you should always use a non-trivial password/phrase with any key
you setup. Of course if most users used good passwords brute force
attacks would be more difficult than they are now. Using a key means a
hacker has to some how obtain that key before they can try and break
your pass phrase.
Remember the idea is to be just a little more secure than the guy next
to you.
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