@alexbuzzbee @alexesc

> [if you rely on a USB backup] Get ready to lose a bunch of files when the flash chip suddenly dies on you.

Yeah, that's something I worry about. I only have the gpg key for my YubiKey backed up via USB. I have copies on *four* USB drives, which gives some redundancy but hardware failure still seems like a potential issue.

@codesections @alexbuzzbee @alexesc big brain play here is to burn it to optical disks which can have a lot longer lifespan and are immune to magnetic destruction

@lunch @alexbuzzbee @alexesc

> @codesections @alexbuzzbee @alexesc big brain play here is to burn it to optical disks which can have a lot longer lifespan and are immune to magnetic destruction

I'm only missing three things required for that plan:
- a way to write optical disks,
- a way to *read* optical disks, and
- optical disks

@codesections
Convert the #GPG key to #qrcodes, print those, and store them in a safe? :)
https://gist.github.com/joostrijneveld/59ab61faa21910c8434c
@alexbuzzbee @alexesc

PaperKey is good for backing up GPG keys: https://www.jabberwocky.com/software/paperkey/ it’s included in Tails too.

As for backups it’s good to have multiple tokens from different batches or vendors, to avoid all of them failing at the same time :)