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====== Security Tools ====== | ====== Security Tools ====== | ||
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+ | A rule of thumb in security is **proportionality**: | ||
====== Password Management ====== | ====== Password Management ====== | ||
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- | * [[https:// | + | {{ : |
- | Use this app to manage your passwords and other important info bits. In addition to using a strong password (at least 8 characters, with certain characters in capital, also using both numbers and special characters), | + | Use this app to manage your passwords and other important info bits. In addition to using a strong password (at least 8 characters, with certain characters in capital, also using both numbers and special characters), |
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+ | Save any changes you do by clicking on the Save icon. {{ : | ||
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- | Save any changes you do by clicking on the Save icon. | + | Otherwise, it's " |
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+ | * Check also [[https:// | ||
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+ | If indeed compromised, | ||
+ | A word on [[https:// | ||
- | ====== File Encryption====== | + | |
- | {{ :: | + | ====== File Encryption ====== |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | For users on Mac OS v10.12.6 (or possibly later), [[https://doku.moodlearning.com/tmp/TrueCrypt-7.1a.mpkg.zip|download this tweaked version]]. With Truecrpyt, create an encrypted container, mount it, put in important files, and dismount it. Note: the containair size should always be slightly bigger than the total size of files to be put it. | + | {{ : |
+ | Use Veracrypt for newer machinces.\\ | ||
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- | {{ ::truecrypt-mounted.png? | + | For users on Mac OS v10.12.6 (or possibly later), [[https:// |
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+ | With Veracrypt/ | ||
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- | Drag the file that needs to be secured to the mounted container file. \\ | + | {{ : |
- | \\ | + | Drag the file that needs to be secured to the mounted container file. |
- | ===== Tips===== | + | |
- | * Name container files or use file extensions in a way that can be hidden in plain site: .doc for smaller files; .mp4 for bigger files, or some filename that blends | + | |
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+ | * Name container files or use file extensions in a way that can be hidden in plain site: .doc for smaller files; .mp4 for bigger files, or some filename that blends | ||
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+ | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
* For Mac users using the latest Mac OS version, you may get an error message like "the OSXFUSE file system is not available" | * For Mac users using the latest Mac OS version, you may get an error message like "the OSXFUSE file system is not available" | ||
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- | Then install osxfuse and sshfs | + | |
- | brew cask install osxfuse | + | Install |
- | brew install sshfs | + | |
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- | Alternately, | + | |
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- | ======Live OS====== | + | |
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- | * [[https:// | + | |
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- | Use this app so as not to leave more digital footprints on the computer you use and elsewhere. Downside: slower apps running. | + | |
- | ======See Also====== | + | // //brew cask install osxfuse brew install sshfs |
- | * [[Privacy Apps]] | + | |
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+ | ===== Live OS ===== | ||
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+ | Use this app so as not to leave more digital footprints on the computer you use and elsewhere. Downside: slower apps running. // | ||
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+ | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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+ | * [[privacy-apps|Privacy Apps]] | ||
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