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 Message 382 
 Wilfred van Velzen to August Abolins 
 Re: Key management could be a nightmare 
 05 Jan 20 13:12:53 
 
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Hi August,

On 2020-01-05 03:21:24, you wrote to me:

 WvV>> If you used decent passwords for the secret keys, it
 WvV>> doesn't matter if the files fall in the wrong hands...

 AA> I could email the secret keys between my devices, but I don't like the
 AA> idea that email in general is in the clear and the isp/systems enroute
 AA> can cache and record anything.

You can use a common storage place, either on your own network or external
lile dropbox. If that's an encrypted place (I don't know if dropbox is by
default?) that would be even better.

 AA> The passphrase is fairly decent. I am confident that no one would be
 AA> able to guess it.

Than it doesn't matter too much what you use to exchange the secret key files.

Bye, Wilfred.

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