On 10/03/14 07:20, Michael wrote: > > > It would make restore from file backups much more difficult, as > admins wouldn't be able to determine the file names... > I don't think the name of the files contain critical data, or you have > a problem with your naming policies. > > Admins don't need to know the filenames, just that they need to > restore the files as they are, regardless of name. The data would > still have to be stored just as traditional data is, inside of files > with names. >
I agree. Just look at other examples of "encrypting on top of an existing file systems" applications - such as ecryptfs and encfs. Both encrypt the filename. That sort of implies that others working in the cryptography area think it's important. -- Cheers Jason Haar Information Security Manager, Trimble Navigation Ltd. Phone: +1 408 481 8171 PGP Fingerprint: 7A2E 0407 C9A6 CAF6 2B9F 8422 C063 5EBB FE1D 66D1
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