On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:58:27 -0800 "Saqib Ali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Yes, encrypted disks aren't much good unless the OS also encrypts > > (at least) swap space. I note that OpenBSD ships with swap-space > > I think you are confusing "Disk Encryption" with "Full Disk Encryption > (FDE)". They are two different beast. > > FDE encrypts the "entire" boot drive, including the OS, kernel and the > swap space. > > Disk Encryption, on the other hand, only encrypts the non-OS portion. > > saqib > http://www.full-disk-encryption.net > I don't think that that distinction is either necessary or sufficient. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
