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128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Wed, 09 March 2005 22:53
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Hello..
Just wondering if anyone knows the of the finer details regarding 128 bit encryption on files and folders / self extracting archives.
I am thinking of storing some project data remotely but do not want anyone digging into any of the password protected (*.exe) archives. Does anyone know if this security measure can be compromised.. and if so.. how easily.
Thanks
James
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Wed, 09 March 2005 22:57
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128bit ain't that secure, but it keeps the casual passer-by from bothering.
Someone would really want to break in if they were to try.
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Perth
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April 2003
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Wed, 09 March 2005 23:01
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Thanks for that Nark.
Best i keep looking for something else then...
Thanks
James
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Wed, 09 March 2005 23:03
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Try PGP or GPG. Use a 2048bit key and really fux0r them up. 
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Location:
Perth
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April 2003
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Thu, 10 March 2005 00:31
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I was hoping to use gmail drive - and gmail storage functionality to store some encrypted data (say around 300 megs). Not quite too sure how to implement a GPG setup here.
In the past i've been using easy crypto (free) to create self extracting archives. If they had one which would delete itself and or format the HD atter 3 wrong password attempts .. would actually be quite nice. Dont want gmail getting their hands on my work.
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South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Thu, 10 March 2005 13:51
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Anything can be broken - althought 2048bit would take a massive distributed network to solve.
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Cabramatta, NSW
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Thu, 10 March 2005 13:55
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And a few billion years if you were to brute force it.
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Perth
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April 2003
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Thu, 10 March 2005 15:34
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I think its back to carrying my work around me again...
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Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Thu, 10 March 2005 16:04
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have you considered a 1GB usb drive or even memory cards????
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Perth
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April 2003
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Thu, 10 March 2005 20:34
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Hi fade-e
I got a usb "thumb drive" with all my work backed up on em. Was thinking that it would be easier if i had all the files remotely backed up as well. Gmail seems like the easy way to go, but i am abit iffy about somone else backing up my work. Been working on a this for 3 years now.
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Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Sat, 12 March 2005 04:04
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While 128bit encryptions isn't as secure as it used to be, 128bit encryption still takes a long time to brute force, years even, especially if it was a stand alone computer.
PGP is a good option if you want a little more, but I think for securing data 128bit is good enough.
you quite happily do your internet banking and purcahsing through 128bit encryption, why is the way you treat your data any different?
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Perth
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April 2003
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Sat, 12 March 2005 18:34
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Hi Alchemist,
I'm happy to do internet banking - data sample is small - and for the time being... my bank acc really aint worth raiding.
I want to avoid any possibility of anyone else having a go or multiple goes at decoding my work..
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Location:
Canberra
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August 2003
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Re: 128 Bit encryption - Safe of not ?
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Tue, 15 March 2005 02:29
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If they had one which would delete itself and or format the HD atter 3 wrong password attempts .. would actually be quite nice. Dont want gmail getting their hands on my work.
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That could be counted as a virus, malicous code which the user doesn't expect to run.
I have being playing with a security idea for my stuff.
on open ping my server (always on static ip)
server runs in stealth unless ping is from a known IP address
if ping responds:
Run the application as intended (ie i was expecting this ip address to run this app)
otherwise
Run a DMZ application (ie a dummy to fool the user into thinking they are looking at something, but it is really a load of crap. I make another thread which opens a modified minesweeper game.)
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