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[John W. Moore III]

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Jean-David Beyer wrote:


> But if he somehow got your private key, I do not believe he
> would need your passphrase.

YES!  S/He _would_ need the passphrase even if in possession of the
Private/Secret Key.  The passphrase is the "key" that unlocks the Secret
Key which is why there is so much emphasis placed on making sure Your
passphrase is a strong one that cannot easily be guessed or 'Social
Engineered'.

Should an adversary come into possession of the Secret Key they would
then need to brute force attack the passphrase.  <SIGH>

JOHN ;)
Timestamp: Saturday 02 Aug 2008, 08:33  --400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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