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Technology that can survive a "Rubber-Hose attack"
In the documentary film Citizenfour, Edward Snowden says about documents:
I'm comfortable in my technical ability to protect [documents].
I mean you could literally shoot me or torture me
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How to recover a lost zip file password?
I have some files I was given by my teacher at University, I could chase him up, but I may as well try getting blood from a stone, his response rate isn't great and I completed my degree a year ago!
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Security of using passwords or even passphrases to encrypt files
Is it ever appropriate to use real-world passwords to encrypt files to be sent via unsecure means.
By real world, I mean a password that is memorable and memorisable by a mere person?
I am implying ...
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time to crack file-encryption password - more than just iteration
I have often seen that takes x amount of time to crack a certain length password. But this just seems to be the amount of time it takes to iterate through all the possibilities. What about the time it ...
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Is it safe to store my login credentials in a Veracrypt volume?
I have a list of login credentials (usernames and passwords) that I wanna keep safe. I'm planning to keep it in an encrypted Veracrypt virtual drive with AES, SHA-512, and an 8-character password. Is ...
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