Split private Key

[Stefan Bellon]

Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> wrote:
> matt wrote:

> > Use dd(1). Say the key is 1000B:
> > $ dd if=key.file of=key.file.1 bs=300 count=1
> > $ dd if=key.file of=key.file.2 bs=300 skip=1 count=1
> > $ dd if=key.file of=key.file.3 bs=300 skip=2
> > 

> This reveals key bits to the holders, however.  Using
> a K-of-N threshold scheme, or even a simple XOR,  prevents
> the holders from having any knowledge of the key bits.

For this, you may want to take a look at http://www.erikyyy.de/multikey/

Greetings,

Stefan.

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