Stewart Stremler wrote: > I'm not sure I want to use an encrypted filesystem, however. There > comes a point where getting access to your data involves taking you > into a soundproofed room, and engage in activities that do not involve > *major* organ failure.
I like and use encrypted filesystems. You are implying that someone might beat the password out of you? I mainly use encrypted filesystems because I wouldn't want someone who somehow got into my computer (or even on the console) to easily get at my data. Not because I have something somebody would kill me for. > This is one of the reasons I'm not terribly excited by "biometrics". > It's a _terrible_ authentication scheme, when you think about it. How so? Just this afternoon I had my fingerprint scanned into a computer so that I can use a fingerprint scanner to get access to a datacenter. The vendors *tell* us that a detached finger won't work. Of course, I'd like to see some proof of that. -- Tracy R Reed http://copilotconsulting.com 1-877-MY-COPILOT -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
