"Dr. Evil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Microsoft does support encrypted disks. They do in Windows XP and I > think they may have had it earlier too. Who doesn't support encrypted > disk? The open source guys. There is only _one_ open source OS that > currently supports encrypted disk in a non-kludge way (loopback FS > counts as a kludge). That is Mandrake Linux in their 8.2 beta > version. That's it. OpenBSD with its "crypto everywhere"? No, it > should be "crypto everywhere except on the disk." The upcoming > versions of ResierFS for Linux will support plugable modules which > will allow easier encryption, so eventually it will be availbe for > Linux. I just wish OpenBSD would get this in there so they could > actually live up to their reputation.
What's wrong with loopback FS and in what sense is it a kludge? If you don't like it then put your code where your mouth is by writing and submitting patches to OpenBSD to add your own "real" encryption. If you can't do this then you are unqualified to attack work others have put in for free as well as being naive in trusting closed source crypto from the likes of Microsoft. You are also wrong about linux encryption which has been in SuSE release since 7.2 (they are up to 7.3 now). -- Steve Mynott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
