> > > > > On a notebook, there isn't an OS in existence that is immune > > > > > to a LiveCD. > > > > > > > > Linux is. In the sense that you can't get at the data if the > > > > disc is encrypted, even not with a LiveCD. You can only > > > > destroy/overwrite it. > > > > > > Yes, I realised that when typing the original, but left it as is > > > - too many IF conditionals would be needed to be accurate and > > > English is almost useless at getting IFs to parse correctly :-) > > > > > > Passwords come from a time when users had terminals that log > > > onto machines that are somewhere else and the user can't lay a > > > finger on them. Things have indeed changed since 1978 > > > > Would the type of filesystem encryption you guys are talking about > > be unsuitable for a high-traffic server because of performance > > considerations? > > Yes, and it isn't necessary. You lock your servers away so that nobody > has physical access to them.
Sounds like co-location right? I just have a hosted dedicated machine. The thing that's always kept me from co-locating is hardware failure. That would be a "my problem" in a co-located environment rather than a "their problem" right? - Grant > It's only interesting for workstations, laptops and external storage > devices. > > > Uwe -- [email protected] mailing list
