GPG keys and removable media

[augie]

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On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 09:54:23AM -0800, mkjanes at sonic.net wrote:
> Just a quick (in more ways than one) thought on keyrings and removable
> media. At first I was advised to keep my GPG keys, especially my private
> key, on a floppy disk. They have adequate room, but I found it slowed
> GPG down a lot vs. having the keys on the hard drive. What I did was use
> a Zip drive instead. Lots more room, though that's not really an issue,
> but also much faster access time- indiscernable from having it on the
> hard drive. And, when I'm done, the Zip disk lives in a safe place until
> next time.

i keep mine on my HD, because that's what i'm most comfortable with.
also i don't trust floppies, they tend to not be readable after a
while.

 -augie

ps...would anyone be interested in another keysigning party following
the next (and perhaps subsequent) meetings?


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