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you should have stopped after "make sure your password isn't useful by itself!". i would never attach an usb-stick with sensitive data to a box i don't know and THEN DECRYPT IT.
– akira
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 14:29
Well, depends on how sensitive the data is. And: If we're talking keyloggers only, this is definitely a way to overcome the issue of having passwords sniffed.
– slhck
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 14:32
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if you can not trust the medium: do not decrypt ANY information. not truecrypt containers, not keepass containers, nothing. if the data is not sensitive then why encrypt it in the first place? it's like protecting your credit card within a bulletproof box and then hand it over to a guy you dont know which 'just checks the card in the other room'...
– akira
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 14:35
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KeePass will not work in this situation - the 'auto-type' feature is just that - it injects characters into the same keyboard buffer that the key-logger is monitoring.
– CJM
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 15:11
@CJM Yes, drag & drop would work though. It's not a perfect solution though, I'll admit that.
– slhck
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 15:56

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