Re: [LUG] which is better? (more secure)

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21/08/13 21:20, Daniel Robinson wrote:

surely a well written text document on an encrypted drive is a little more secure!

 

On 21 August 2013 21:19, Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 21/08/13 21:18, Daniel Robinson wrote:
> yes, sum dumb idiot has printed a label and stuck it to the modem, ohh
> my how bad is that for security!

or rather handy depending on your view point eh :)

Paul

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So long as the encryption key is printed on a label.


But seriously go through a whole set of usage scenarios to make sure your encryption keeps YOU relatively safe and not excluded from your system.
As has been pointed out a modem in a locked cupboard with the password etc on is not a bad thing. A well written text document on an encrypted drive is useless unless it can be decrypted and we're back to the printed label again...
Tom te tom te tom

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