/ I haven't messed with Deb or Ubuntu yet, [...]/
Ubuntu will do what you want.
I use the full-disk encryption from the Ubuntu installer
(dm-crypt). I use it on 100% of my computers, incl. all my VM servers,
my netbook, and my MythTV box.
The Ubuntu installer situation is the
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Bill Thompson wrote:
Although I'm not quite sure why you would do full disk encryption on a
running server or why you would want the encryption overhead on a MythTV
box. Are these systems running in a insecure location?
Is there such a thing as a secure location?
/ Although I'm not quite sure why you would do full disk encryption on
a running server [...] Are these systems running in a insecure location?/
Last year one of my clients in a secure Seattle office building
got hit by theft. They lost workstations and laptops.
But even if your
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Bill Thompson bi...@mahagonny.com wrote:
rest, not just unmounted or off-line. As for the lawsuits, the court
would require that you turn over the encryption keys and/or passwords so
there is no protection there.
Would they? There are 5th amendment concerns.
/You need a solution that encrypts the data at rest, not just
unmounted or off-line./
Indeed, once the system boots up with the passphrase, disk
encryption does nothing for you. It can also be easily broken in many
common circumstances:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9876060-38.html
Bryan McLellan wrote:
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Bill Thompson bi...@mahagonny.com wrote:
rest, not just unmounted or off-line. As for the lawsuits, the court
would require that you turn over the encryption keys and/or passwords so
there is no protection there.
Would they? There are 5th
