Starting with gnupg

[Robert J. Hansen]

Dwayne wrote:
> What will happen, in case my backup-place gets compromised, and the 
> file comes into the "wrong hands".

They get a bunch of data they cannot distinguish from white noise.  :)

> Should I be worried that the person has the encrypted file or can I 
> feel "safe" that the person doesn't have my privatekey+passphrase and
> therefore cannot decrypt it?

Someone would need:

	(1) the private key used to create the message,
	(2) the passphrase for said private key

As long as these two are kept secret, an attacker would have a (very!)
hard time decrypting the message.