[aklug] Re: keeping personal papers encrypted

I always copy passport, credit cards, visas, drivers license, etc. and
email them to myself somewhere I can get to them.
Just my thought

Jim

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> aklug Digest Fri, 24 Apr 2009 Volume: 08 Issue: 083
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> [aklug] Re: PHP/MySQL FOSS for managing user sessions on the
> [aklug] keeping personal papers encrypted
> [aklug] Re: keeping personal papers encrypted
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> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:33:54 -0800
> Subject: [aklug] Re: PHP/MySQL FOSS for managing user sessions on the web?
> From: Josh Rhoades <kaiden11@gmail.com>
>
> Easier might be just to set up an htpasswd file with Apache, and
> maintaining the ACLs within the PHP scripts themselves. Unless you
> absolutely need a user database, of course.
>
> Also, PHP has the $_SESSION global variable, which, if I remember, you
> can just set/unset things within the hash, and it maintains the
> correct cookies and such to maintain the session. Once you have that,
> the only piece you need to implement is the password verification,
> which consists of "If authorized, start session, else, clear session."
>
> Then again, I messed up my cookie based authorization mechanism last
> time I tried to do it mself, so yeah, I might not be the best person
> to listen to about it.
>
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us> wrote:
>
>> I posted a question at a forum, and was hoping one or two of you might have some tips:
>> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/phpmysql-foss-for-managing-user-sessions-on-the-web-721505/
>>
>> --
>> Christopher Howard
>> http://indicium.us
>> http://theologia.indicium.us
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>> -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis --
>> -- File: signature.asc
>> -- Desc: Digital signature
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>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
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>> iEYEARECAAYFAknyUiwACgkQQ5FLNdi0BcV5cACfXXnBie0NvU7vGKNzTsVLIeHY
>> wWcAnjlATMtPm133XD6gwHoQKnOmdXJS
>> =YMb5
>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:46:19 -0800
> From: barsalou <barjunk@attglobal.net>
> Subject: [aklug] keeping personal papers encrypted
>
> All this talk about encryption made me start wondering.....
>
> There was some conversation in my past about having copies of your =20
> passport and other important papers when traveling on the off chance =20
> that you misplace or they are stolen.
>
> This seems like a good idea right off the bat, except the possibility =20
> that I lose those copies.
>
> So it got me thinking that I could just scan these docs and stick them =20
> on a USB stick or something.
>
> However, there is still the possibility of loosing that as well.
>
> So now we get to the meat of things...let's use PGP encryption. This =20
> is all well and good, but the thought ran across my mind...OK, I've =20
> lost or had my paper versions of the documents stolen...now I got to =20
> go and find a PC to unencrypt the stuff on the USB stick.
>
> But if I did all this in linux, I'm may have some trouble. Guess I =20
> could make the stick bootable...
>
> Also thought I could just add Windows/Mac executeables.
>
> Anyone else have thoughts about this?
>
> Mike B.
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> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:30:08 -0800
> Subject: [aklug] Re: keeping personal papers encrypted
> From: Shane Spencer <shane@bogomip.com>
>
> Carry two paper versions?
>
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 1:46 PM, barsalou <barjunk@attglobal.net> wrote:
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>> All this talk about encryption made me start wondering.....
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>> There was some conversation in my past about having copies of your =3D20
>> passport and other important papers when traveling on the off chance =3D2=
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>> that you misplace or they are stolen.
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>> This seems like a good idea right off the bat, except the possibility =3D=
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>> that I lose those copies.
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>> So it got me thinking that I could just scan these docs and stick them =
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>> on a USB stick or something.
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>> However, there is still the possibility of loosing that as well.
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>> So now we get to the meat of things...let's use PGP encryption. =A0This =
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>> is all well and good, but the thought ran across my mind...OK, I've =3D20
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>> go and find a PC to unencrypt the stuff on the USB stick.
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>> But if I did all this in linux, I'm may have some trouble. =A0Guess I =3D=
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>> could make the stick bootable...
>>
>> Also thought I could just add Windows/Mac executeables.
>>
>> Anyone else have thoughts about this?
>>
>> Mike B.
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