[Chicago] encrypting 5gb files?

[Martin Maney]

On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 05:23:50PM -0500, drunkenbatman wrote:
> GPG as part of your workflow is just as easy (encrypt out with your  
> key), but if sending something to someone and don't want to have to  
> explain private/public keys and such, I just use OpenSSL, eg:
  ...
> You'll have to deal with a password prompt, and while you could stash a  
> password file and include it for convenience at that point probably  
> better to look at using GPG... HIH

Well, yes, since attaching the password file is very like painting the
combination on the outside of the door of a safe...

...which may protect against some threat, though I can't offhand think
of a non-silly one that fits.  I mean, sure, a blind safecracker, but
what about his sighted assitant who helps him get to and from the room
with the safe in?  Silly.

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