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Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system

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441 points ploggingdev | 1 comments | 19 Nov 17 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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qrbLPHiKpiux ◴[19 Nov 17 18:54 UTC] No.15735260[source]▶
Fun fact. The developer does not believe in using a password on her private keys.
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trizinix ◴[19 Nov 17 18:57 UTC] No.15735272[source]▶
If you have your keys on an air gapped computer with an encrypted hard-disk, I don't see the need to use an additional password on the private keys.
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1. kakarot ◴[19 Nov 17 19:06 UTC] No.15735321[source]▶
One possible benefit is giving you enough time to discover the breach and rotate keys before the keys are compromised