I paid the earth to get pgp encryption the newest desktop version my question is can i trust it to keep my files safe?.
I read that places like witness protection use pgp.
If the govrnment or some authority who has the resources or some high powered ranking person or professor got hold on my laptop and tried to decrypt it without the pgp decryption password could they do it.
I use a 30 digit code of uper and lower case letters and also numbers so could it be cracked by anyone if so how long would it take to crack would it be a life time like pgp claim?.
I take my laptop everywhere with me and it has important files and my life on this laptop so if anyone ever got hold of it i would not want my data stolen this included my bank details etc.
2007-10-04 04:48:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It is technically possible to still be cracked, but it would be VERY difficult, if not nearly impossible to do so.
2007-10-04 04:51:20 · answer #1 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can access the information then you can break into the information.
No encryption is unbreakable given the right resources. If someone has written a program to crack pgp, it would be simple to unlock your files.
A tip to make things more secure is to add levels of security. So perhaps a fingerprint scanner to unlock your computer would be level one.
Level 2 should be a separate USB key that you need to plug in to access certain files. Keep this USB keyring separate to the laptop adn on you at all times.
Level 3 should be using your encryption software to encrypt the folders that the files are in.
Level 4 should be a completely different encryption software that is used for individual files. Perhaps use 2 or 3 types of software to encypt your files. THat way if they break one, they dont get everything.
Invest in excellent antivirus and antispyware software. They help prevent programs that wait over time to gather enough info on your passwords.
What I am trying to say is use layers that are not related to each other. If someone were to break one layer then they have everything with your current setup. With my suggestions they need to break multple layers which require different methods of thinking to break.
Unless you are gurading state secrets though I would question whether its needed?
Yes, pgp can be broken in seconds if people want to, the government have no concept of security.
2007-10-04 05:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by futuretopgun101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No encryption is 100% safe. There is always a chance that someone will be able to figure out your code/key. The longer the key, the more non-sensical the key, the more character in the key, the harder it will be to try an guess it. That being said if you key was 10 letters long I could guess it was 17jjmasja1 and I might have just randomly guessed it. If you can keep your key with good rules there is it very unlikly to be guessed. Other than that you just keep to keep your laptop safe and out of the hands of other people ... absitance is the best form of control.
2007-10-04 04:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by Icon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the avarage Joe PGP is good enough.... If someone really wanted to get hold of your data (and I mean Really) they could. But they would need some pretty impressive kit to decrypt it within their lifetime... Unless of course they had the key.
2007-10-04 04:53:56 · answer #4 · answered by Max_Headcase 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Government , Police or another Authorized Agency wanted to decrypt your laptop then they could, and would. For more detailed information go to
http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/crime/tech/index.htm and you might like to find out about the Data Protection Act at http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/data_protection.aspx
2007-10-04 05:04:48 · answer #5 · answered by D G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go get TrueCrypt and do the encryption yourself. I would never trust another computer to encrypt it, because obviously they know how to decrypt it with the password you supply.
2007-10-04 04:54:47 · answer #6 · answered by It's the hair 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks extraordinarily risk-free. If this technique tries to get right of entry to the internet once you attempt to encrypt of decrypt information deny it get right of entry to and uninstall it. that's sending you information to somebody on line, however the probabilities of this are actually not likely.
2016-12-14 07:27:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the wonderful world of computing things are safe for a while before someone comes along to get round it! So in answer to your question...No!
2007-10-04 06:49:12 · answer #8 · answered by stevieboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is 100 per cent safe, but i believe you should be good.
2007-10-04 05:45:07 · answer #9 · answered by sidekick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋