hard-copy backups

[Atom Smasher]

On Thu, 5 Jan 2006, Janusz A. Urbanowicz wrote:

> from my experience, all keys for long-term, _safe storage_ (and after 
> revocation) should be kept with no passphases at all
>
> human memory is very volatile and some day you gonna need to decrypt an 
> old email encrypted with the key you revoked in 1993[1], and there's is 
> no way you'll remember the old, long time not used, non-trivial 
> passphrase
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and then keep the printout in a very safe place? a very well hidden place? 
very safe, well hidden place?

hehe... the problem then isn't remembering the passphrase, but remembering 
where you put the paper ;)


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