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Create multiple nested secure disk images
Authored by: webweave on Jan 16, '05 11:15:18PM

There are good uses for this technique but absloute security is not of them.

If you want to secure files so it takes two or more people to open them then this is a good idea but your flaw is you are only protecting discovery of your password. If someone finds a flaw or backdoor in the encryption technique then knowing the password becomes moot. You use the exploit to remove the first layer of encryption and then use the same exploit to remove however many layers remain.

The comment that mentions to use GNUpgp as well is getting on to a better idea. If you are really paranoid you could break up the encrypted file into many files and store them at different locations.



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