[ISN] Tinfoil Hat Linux

[R. A. Hettinga]

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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 02:16:14 -0600 (CST)
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http://tinfoilhat.cultists.net/

What is Tinfoil Hat Linux?

It started as a secure, single floppy, bootable Linux distribution for
storing PGP keys and then encrypting, signing and wiping files. At
some point it became an exercise in over-engineering.

Tinfoil hat is useful if:

* You're using a computer that could have a keystroke logger
  installed. http://www.keyghost.com is an example of a tiny &
  cheap hardware logger.

* You need to use your personal GPG keys at work, school or a web
  hosting facility where you don't trust or own the equipment.

* If you maintain a PGP Certificate Authority or signing key and have
  to have a safe place to use the CA key.

* If you simply don't want to risk putting a PGP key on a hard drive
  where someone else might have access to it.

* The Illuminati are watching your computer, and you need to use morse
  code to blink out your PGP messages on the numlock key.

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