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How is this different from just a keyfile?

• gkbrk 3y ago
  Someone with the keyfile but without the password cannot decrypt?
  • sneak 3y ago
    Do people usually store key material without encryption at rest? You're not writing the naked bytes of the key directly in a file. Anyway, authentication refers to communication between systems. That's not what this is. Decryption is not authentication (except perhaps of the decrypted plaintext, which is not what we are discussing).
    • rakoo 3y ago
      > Do people usually store key material without encryption at rest? As usual, depending on the threat model, yes, it can be very valid to store key material on a disk without encryption. Not everyone is Snowden.