[cpunks] Re: public accounts / PGP / passphrases

>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 05:24:12 -0500
>From: "L. McCarthy" <lmccarth@ducie.cs.umass.edu>
>...The only solution I can imagine is to keep
>a notebook computer running Linux at work, and dial in to the DECstation
>five feet away from my desk at work. I've no idea how to convince the tech
>staff here to add a dedicated phone line to my lab for this purpose. Any
>better suggestions on using PGP safely during the workday ?

Well, for one thing you don't need a phone line in your scenario.  You
can probably just connect the serial port of your laptop to one of the
decstation serial ports, using a null-modem cable (pins 2 and 3 swapped;
4 jumpered to 5; 6, 8, and 20 jumpered to each other; and 7 passed
through, or something like that)

But I agree that the idea of buying a laptop so you can use PGP at work
is odious.  There must be a better way.

tw

From: tim werner <werner@mc.ab.com>

   But I agree that the idea of buying a laptop so you can use PGP at work
   is odious.  There must be a better way.

But remember, the computer you normally use at work is the property of
your employer, and they are Free to Deny You Privacy with it at work.

It remains to be seen where the chips will fall with respect to
workplace privacy generally.  Perhaps workplace email is a good
argument for wireless.

Eric