How secure are smartcards?

Werner Koch wk at gnupg.org
Tue Jul 26 16:20:10 CEST 2011


On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:41, hka at qbs.com.pl said:

> The key is also useful for decrypting past communication...

Well, you should have a backup of the decryption key.  It is cheaper to
steal that backup than to crack the card.


Shalom-Salam,

   Werner


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