Question about FAQ section 7.1

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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, David Shaw wrote:

>> Also, does anyone see any basic problems in encrypting =<700MB files 
>> using --recipient (My-Name) --encrypt (File), i.e. encrypting to one's 
>> self for files only for yourself. Is it better to encrypt with say 
>> TWOFISH, or a Key-pair even though you are only encrypting to yourself.
>
> No basic problem.  Some people like to use --symmetric when encrypting 
> to themselves, and some people like to use their public key.  It's 
> really a matter of taste.  I prefer to use my public key so I don't have 
> one more passphrase to remember ;)
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if i'm making an encrypted backup of my HD i use a symmetric passphrase 
(in addition to my public key), because if i lose my HD it will be 
inconvenient to recover my secret key from the backup, if the backup is 
only encrypted with my secret key.


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