Tyler wrote: > Sorry, I'm new, but does this refer to the notion of > splitting up a document > "holographically", and placing the various pieces of numerous servers > throughout the 'Net? (Any one piece will probably not contain > a complete > copy of the information, and is encrypted too, sot that it is > not possible > to say that Server X holds forbidden piece of info Y.) Andas > I remember, > removal of any one (or multiple) pieces on varying servers > will do nothing > towards elimating that content from the Universe.
FreeBSD's new GBDE subsystem has a different objective: it simply provides for local drive-level encryption. I called it a mass storage encryption system since the encryption is not necessarily limited to hard drives, but could be used for other file systems, such as those on a USB token or MemoryStick. The URLs in my original post explain some of the details of what GBDE offers. [...] > >FreeBSD's 5.0 release, due out in a couple of weeks, will offer much > >anticipated transparent mass storage encryption. Subscribers to this > >list so inclined are encouraged to review and test this new feature. > > > >URLs: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sbin/gbde/ > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/geom/bde/ > > > > > >Thanks, > >--Lucky Green > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
