On Jun 11, 5:19 pm, nihonjinrxs <[email protected]> wrote: > going to be in these files. Don't you think it's a good idea for that > data to be protected? This program is a good idea, but I'm not > willing to put that data at risk, so I won't use it -- and I certainly > won't pay for it -- until there's some protection built in. > > - Ryan
Uh, do you apply this standard to all your computing? I would argue that real security of this sort is best applied as pervasive security. By far the simplest solution is to use Mac's FileVault. Probably the most secure is to use a TrueCrypt container and apply steganographic techniques. TrueCrypt is free and well-regarded, and mounts as a virtual drive. You could keep all your financial and communication data there. Do you really want all of your programs to apply their own cryptography? The potential security risks of that are considerable, as you basically replicate the problem and each programmer needs to correctly implement a cryptographic solution to whatever standard you might think necessary. I try to keep it to a minimum (e.g. 1Password, PasswordSafe). If you are serious about this, Google around about applying hardware, BIOS, OS/filesystem approaches. There are some nice guides for the Mac floating around. Heck, you could even place a Faraday cage around your computing room (access-controlled) to prevent against Tempest attacks. OK, I'm being facetious, in a friendly spirit. If you want a tinfoil hat, email me and I'll send you one of mine. I cannot imagine, however, that you think any of the other "encryption" out there in most consumer proggies is particularly robust. I'd rather Mr. Hoctor concentrate on functionality and I'll just enable FileVault if I want the level of security for which I think you are asking. Or TrueCrypt/PGP if I'm more serious. If I misunderstand your point, I apologize. Best, David --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
