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Re: wanted: educate us please on key dongles



Marc Haber [2017-08-30 09:01:09+02] wrote:

> People keep mentioning to store the private key on a LUKS-encrypted
> device. Why? Is the private key encryption that happens inside GnuPG
> itself when you protect your private key with a passphrase not
> sufficient?

A strong passphrase for the key itself is sufficient. Obviously an
encrypted partition adds one more layer and have other benefits like
hiding the content.

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