Comments on: Upgrade wordpress and define the secret key http://imknight.net/wordpress/upgrade-wordpress-and-define-the-secret-key/ Developer who likes Web App , Social App , Mac App & Web Development. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:28 +0800 hourly 1 By: Rattler http://imknight.net/wordpress/upgrade-wordpress-and-define-the-secret-key/comment-page-1/#comment-73508 Rattler Mon, 19 May 2008 11:11:08 +0000 http://imknight.net/?p=1293#comment-73508 If someone really has focused decidedly on your machine he will either have a man-inbetween go or prepare another means to grab packages. So, using a "secret" key transmitted via http (like the generator mentioned above) does not really help. For paranoid ppl or ppl that know theyre going to be attacked I would recommend using somethng like hotbits (http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/) where the truly and genuine random password (produced from radioactive decay) is transmitted via secure server to create the key My 2c, Rattler If someone really has focused decidedly on your machine he will either have a man-inbetween go or prepare another means to grab packages.

So, using a “secret” key transmitted via http (like the generator mentioned above) does not really help.

For paranoid ppl or ppl that know theyre going to be attacked I would recommend using somethng like hotbits (http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/) where the truly and genuine random password (produced from radioactive decay) is transmitted via secure server to create the key

My 2c, Rattler

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