Cracking PGP In the Cloud

pariax writes "So you wanna build your own massively distributed password cracking infrastructure? Electric Alchemy has published a writeup detailing their experiences cracking PGP ZIP archives using brute force computing power provided by Amazon EC2 and a distributed password cracker from Elcomsoft."

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Less geeky solution

[dazedNconfuzed]

A much less geeky/costly solution than using a GPS-integrated self-destruct mechanism is: ...have two passwords. One decrypts the data, the other erases it.

Actually, some ATMs have a similar ability: your PIN lets you access your bank account, while entering your PIN backwards does the same thing but calls the cops at the same time. If you're mugged at the ATM and forced to reveal your PIN, you give/use it backwards to notify police while the perp is busy emptying your savings.