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by waldo
Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:32 am
Forum: AES Crypt
Topic: security for important storage
Replies: 4
Views: 17162

Re: security for important storage

I thought about encrypting the secret key also on the media i store it on also ...

But i dropped that idea. Because :

It's already in a vault on 2 different places (bank vaults, one i own myself, one of my parents)
i could forget the encryption key
i could pass away and my BTC keys are lost ...
by waldo
Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:15 am
Forum: AES Crypt
Topic: security for important storage
Replies: 4
Views: 17162

Re: security for important storage

Thank you for the informative answer.

I personally have no problem using the GRC (Steve Gibsons) password generator.

I strongly believe the 64 character passwords created there are sufficient.

Knowing that your implementation of the AES is also correct, i'm sure my files are very safe.

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by waldo
Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:17 am
Forum: AES Crypt
Topic: security for important storage
Replies: 4
Views: 17162

security for important storage

Hello,

I encrypted a .txt file with AES-crypt with a password of 64 random characters generated on :

https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

My file is stored in a few clouds accounts ... it contains the private keys to bitcoin investment.

Is my file secure from prying eyes ?