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can use your computer as part of a swarm to bring down an
e-commerce site, they can certainly pull your passphrases and
passwords out of it as well. (And, as one of these “tech-savvy”
people who used to recommend leaving your computer on, I
officially request permission to eat my words. With a nice side
helping of crow.)
If you are seriously concerned about the security of your
system, I encourage you to get a book on the topic. Too much
security is better than not enough.
People Compromise
The best way for Mallory to penetrate OpenPGP’s protections
is to get your passphrase and private key file. Stealing the
file ...