Originally Posted by Martinis at 8
Laptop theft is my other concern. If I have PGP on my own machine can the e-mails be left encrypted on the laptop. I'm thinking the thieves would need to know the pass phrase in order to read anything that's left encrypted on the machine.
I did a test with hushmail. The note I sent to myself [from my hushmail account to my commercial account] directed me to their site where I had to type in a know phrase to decrypt. I'd like the same type of protection for my laptop. Anyone know if this is possible.
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The latest commercial version of PGP sw has whole disk encryption as part of the Pro suite. I've used it for over a year with no ill effects. Though, if you do forget your key, you're screwed.