Security for the Insecure

Security and Encryption Resources

Last Revised: October 22, 2006

"Even a paranoid can have enemies." - Henry Kissinger

"I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them." - Susan Sontag

The Internet is a marvel of modern communications. Data moving at the speed of light (well, mostly), instant communications with the far corners of the earth. Unfortunately it is also an open book for most of what you do or say - even in 'private' e-mail and other messages. Usually many people have an opportunity, should they wish to do so, to read what you are typing happily into your terminal. And you all the while thinking solely of the intended recipient as the only possible reader.

Even the files you save on your own computer are susceptible to anyone who has access to your system - either physically, over a network or even if a hard drive should fail and you take/send it in for repair/replacement.

Here are some resources for improving the security of your files and communications.

PGP Information

Yahoo's Pretty Good Privacy Directory

Yahoo's list of links to PGP-related material on the web - very thorough

Cryptography, PGP, and Your Privacy

A good primer on the subjects with many links to related material on the net

My ASCII-Armored PGP Public Keys:

Use "Copy" in your browser and "Paste" in PGP to add these to your keyrings. For either key, the copy command should include exactly from the first dash in the top line to the last dash on the right in the last line - no more, no less.

Depending on the version of PGP you are using, try installing the larger DH/DSS Key first. If that fails, you are probably using an older version which will only accept the 1024-bit RSA Key. I should be able to decode files or messages encoded with either.

PGP Version 6.5.2 (2048/1024-bit DH/DSS Key):

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.5.2
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=1ezc
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

PGP Version 2.6.2 (1024-bit RSA Key):

Please note that some time ago I revoked my PGP 2.6.2 Public Key and issued a new one.
If you install the key listed here, please delete the 'Key Revoked' key you will find listed on your public key ring.
The current valid key for version 2.6.2 will also be installed and is Key ID 44EB5099.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.6.2

mQCNAzItXVoAAAEEAMxq5q9e3serFQVCkuWZ9lGrZDdYBq0duHW9/OzE9+XVRrKh
fx1DMDHMEkY0K44X+phLu4VE4+gXDzRptD7E8JWMmVVcdC5mFi3psohKBWVunAfW
Bh/AObPQ86Sn2SWJGhqV6+nsrHmLzcQ7hwFQe84eEEq6NCFUyNvqCV9E61CZAAUR
tB9DLlAuIE1vcnJpc3NleSA8Y3BtQGdhcmxpYy5jb20+iQCVAwUQMi1ee9vqCV9E
61CZAQGwRwP+OzpxfT7NXYq4pfmAtxQM5fxEhs0wjz7Q420uxyAoyujF5mwc23FR
+qrGc8zllXeXxY6EZ3/dgVX6aRhB1GtFjyLgrrKX8KPO70Yu5P5vGQEEdtL3G4Gc
YgZkaQ2IYBblvk3GsQE6euWaHEtzdgvt5KUDt1rlnsbfFuzNQfUQ3eY=
=LuPE
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

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