On 26 Jan 2012 19:24:19 GMT, ceed <ceed_at_is.indeed.invalid> wrote:

>Buddha <Buddha_at_nirvana.net> wrote:

>> 

>> In my case I use a small randomfilenameeasilyignored.jpg file that sits

>> innocuously in a folder in my home partition.  Much easier than typing a

>> long password. You just have to be confident that all of your other

>> security will prevent anyone from getting their hands on the key file.

>

>I tried to use a file, but what will happen if you disk crashes and that 

>file gets corrupted or lost? I guess you could keep a backup of it, but 

>that's yet another thing to keep track of.

I keep a copy on two servers, another on the NAS, and another on a backup

disk.  There is one sitting in a GMail archive also, so that's in the

cloud.  

There is also a copy *in* the truecrypt container... but that is just for

irony's sake.  I'm pretty sure a coat hanger is going to be useless to get

into it.

For safety's sake, my general backup includes backing up the contetns of

the mounted truecrypt volumes.  That's encrypted also, but I only need to

type that password if in need of restoring.