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Finn 🔜 #EF30 May 14, 2025

Want to keep your files safe? Here are your options!

Truecrypt
PBKDF2-RIPEMD160 with 1-2k iterations, practically impossible to break!

Veracrypt
PBKDF2-RIPEMD160 with 327-665k iterations or 500k iterations for SHA-2 or Whirlpool. Virtually impossible to crack even in the distant future!

Seagate Barracuda 3TB
Data unrecoverable after a few months of usage, even on unencrypted volumes!

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wlo May 14, 2025

@finn every time i see a post like this i need to brag about my 3tb seagate barracuda which is 12 (13?) years old and still going!

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Sebastian Muthwill

@wizard @finn can't compete with my 32 MB! USB stick from ~2000ish. Stores a plain text .txt with emergency passwords (stored in a safe) just in case.