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Subject:
Accessing sensitive information from any computer
Category: Computers Asked by: omikey-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
12 Dec 2004 07:28 PST
Expires: 11 Jan 2005 07:28 PST Question ID: 441584 |
When traveling I want to be able to access credit card and bank account and other id info from any computer. Ideally the info could be sent to my yahoo email account in an encrypted email that only I can decipher. |
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Subject:
Re: Accessing sensitive information from any computer
From: pushtack-ga on 12 Dec 2004 13:35 PST |
How paranoid/risk averse are you? If you are happy to carry a USB stick and a CDROM with you, you could use MandrakeMove and GPG. MandrakeMove is a bootable linux that runs off the CDROM without interfering with the hard drives of the computer. The USB stick can be accessed from MandrakeMove. Place an encrypted file containing the information you are concerned about on the USB stick. You can read and edit the file on the USB stick. When you are finished I think there will be no data in clear text left on the computer you use. This should minimise the risk that your encrypted data is compromised in the process of accessing it from an untrustworthy computer. I feel this is probably quite good as anyone with spying software on the computer should be out of luck as you brought your own operating system and software with you. Also you take away the encrypted file on the USB stick when you hav finished extracting the data. If you lose the USB stick anyone trying to read the data should find only the encrypted file. (You must be vigilent to ensure you do not leave a clear text version of an encrypted file sitting next to the encrypted file. Only discipline will cover this.) Carry the password to the decryption around in your head only. Finally, the good thing about this approach is that the CDROM is free off the cover of a magazine or for little money from Mandrake. I doubt the person nicking your PDA will bother with a freebie CDROM. THe USB stick has a soft strap that you can put over your neck. If you go swimming or of to the jungle there are plastic containers with straps to keep most of the moisture out of the USB stick. Difficult bit is coming to terms with the software and maintaining self-discipline. Even if that fails and the items are stolen, the thieves still have to plug the USB stick into a PC before they can exploit the info. I guess you should have noticed the thing missing and alerted the bank ... whoever to trace fraudulent users. |
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