There's been a fair amount of discussion lately on the mailing lists I hang out on around security, encryption, and cryptography. This article does a pretty good job of talking about how to store secret data. It's very succinct.
You can also check out my brief introduction to cryptography for some background.
fwiw, I use Password Safe from Counterpane for storage of all passwords and stuff. Bruce Schneir, of Applied Cryptography fame, supervised the build of the s/w.
ReplyDeleteAren't you worried about the fact that it uses the clipboard? Does it do something to clear the clipboard when done?
ReplyDeleteOnce you minimize the app the clipboard is cleared along with it.
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