data encryption - was Re: [plug] protecting a tar file

[Denis Brown]

In reference to steganographic file systems...

At 10:56 1/07/2004 +0800, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
>Basicly, encrypt a file and write 5 copies of each block to specially
>chosen unallocated blocks in the file system using the driver to keep

<snip interesting stuff>

>(hence 5 copies in statistically chosen areas that are unlikely to be
>overwritten)

"unlikely," eh?  Gives me waking nightmares :-)

>   Dont use for data that you cant risk losing!

You're a master of understatement.   GPG is sounding very conservative by 
comparison.   Thanks (Bill, et al) for all the tips on encryption, 
etc.   Most interesting, to me anyway.

Cheers and thanks,
Denis