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Re:Backing up a Linux system to Usenet by organsnyder on Friday February 10, 2017 @11:31AM (#13616593)
Depends on how long you want your data to be private, though. There's no guarantee that the encryption won't be broken in a decade or three. And, even if it's not mathematically broken, increased computing power (quantum?) could make brute-forcing fairly trivial.
Re:Backing up a Linux system to Usenet by therealmarv on Friday February 10, 2017 @11:36AM (#13616637)
We are all doomed if this quantum computer works and can break stuff. I also say never ever ;)
Re:Backing up a Linux system to Usenet by ycmbntrthrwaway on Friday February 10, 2017 @03:23PM (#13618556)
> quantum

irrelevant to symmetric crypto

Re:Backing up a Linux system to Usenet by aaronmdjones on Saturday February 11, 2017 @12:38PM (#13623652)
Not irrelevant, it is my understanding that it can still cut the effort required considerably.

If you are using only a 128-bit key, a quantum computer can cut the brute-force effort required to 2^64, which is feasible today.