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How does WDE know which passphrase is being used when multiple users exist?

  • 1.  How does WDE know which passphrase is being used when multiple users exist?

    Posted Jul 24, 2011 02:50 AM

    When multiple users have been added to an encrypted disk how does PGP know which username to attach to the passphrase being entered? (since it does not seem to ask for a username just a passphrase when authenticating)

    Does PGP simply neglect the username?  Does it just verify that the passphrase being entered happens to be at least one of the listed in its table?