Poor man's secrets storage

 Posted on September 26, 2014

I’m a bit cautious when it comes to storing my passwords and other secrets. I do not use any web or desktop applications to do this for me. How do I remember those passphrases then ? I have a central file server, accessible via a tunnel. I store there a gpg-encrypted file containing a tar archive of a directory with various files containing secrets. Syncing these files across computers became a bit cumbersome lately. [Read More]
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Better crypto initiative

 Posted on June 19, 2014

It’s not common for me to put just one link here as the content of the article. Today, however, is one of these days. The bettercrypto folks came up with really excellent practical guide to securing your servers. A draft for now, but already sporting a high concentration of knowledge. BTW - it being a draft means that you should read it and contribute to it as well.

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