gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x576be100.hantslug.org.uk.4519': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Sun Feb 3 15:54:14 2008 GMT
gpg: using DSA key 20ACB3BE515C238D
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 03:32:01PM +0000, Dean Earley wrote:
> Chris Oattes wrote:
>> The thing is, passphrases are meant to make it so that anyone who obtains
>> your private key can't use it without knowing the passphrase. If they were
>> "easy" to break, there wouldn't be any point in using them, as anyone
>> that got the key could break it just as easily using the same brute force
>> method. This would make PGP signifcantly less secure.
>
> I know, but it CAN still be brute forced.
> I just haven;t found anything to do it yet :)
If it can be brute-forced on a single PC in sensible time, then
it's a pretty poor passphrase...
Hugo.
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