I'm going to chime in and say this is a good idea. Take for example, during the Lord of the Rings production, they were transferring scenes using an iPod due to limited net connectivity. There was almost a chance of it getting stolen in London. Now, if the data was encrypted, it protects it getting into public domain, with no loss to the owner (except the cost of a new encrypted key).
The whole point of keys is to transport data, not store it for ever. It just reduces the chance of it getting into the wrong hands. If it gets wiped, go back to the secure source (usually in a secure building).
Just because 1% of scenarios could get around it, doesn't mean we should give up on protecting the remaining 99%.
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I'm going to chime in and say this is a good idea. Take for example, during the Lord of the Rings production, they were transferring scenes using an iPod due to limited net connectivity. There was almost a chance of it getting stolen in London. Now, if the data was encrypted, it protects it getting into public domain, with no loss to the owner (except the cost of a new encrypted key).
The whole point of keys is to transport data, not store it for ever. It just reduces the chance of it getting into the wrong hands. If it gets wiped, go back to the secure source (usually in a secure building).
Just because 1% of scenarios could get around it, doesn't mean we should give up on protecting the remaining 99%.