Where should you store the encryption passphrase?

How do you store an encryption key?

4 Answers1Use an external Hardware Security Module. ... 2Tie the encryption to your hardware. ... 3Tie the encryption key to your admin login (e.g. encrypt the the encryption key with your admin login). ... 4Type in the encryption key when you start up, store it in memory. ... 5Store the key on a different server.

Where is passphrase used?

A passphrase is a sequence of words or other text used to control access to a computer system, program or data. It is similar to a password in usage, but a passphrase is generally longer for added security.

What is passphrase in encryption?

A passphrase is a sentencelike string of words used for authentication that is longer than a traditional password, easy to remember and difficult to crack. Typical passwords range, on average, from eight to 16 characters, while passphrases can reach up to 100 characters or more.

Where are decryption keys stored?

You can store the public key anywhere, and in particular on the web server, where it will be used to encrypt uploaded files. Once encrypted, you can store the (encrypted version of the) uploaded files on either ServerA or ServerB; either way, without the private key, it won't be possible to read them.