Hi, I am wondering what is the recommended way to secure a sizeable volume (0.5-2GB ) of confidential data such that it is non-retreivable/unusable even in the event that a hacker has gained user level or <shudder> root access?
I have thought of some kind of encryption; but I haven't seen anything fast enough to make that practical given that I would have to re-encrypt the whole data set after working on it. I also thought of simply having a dedicated partition for the data in question and unmounting it when I leave the machine. But I suppose a hacker with root access could easily remount it. Which leaves the option of having a dedicated physical drive and unplugging it when I leave. But that is annoying since I would have to leave my machine open all the time. :(. So any other suggestions, comments? Thanks! Timothy PS: I have no intention of letting a hacker gain access to my machine; but its nice to be prepared for the worst. ;). ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Timothy Hospedales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 05-Feb-99 Time: 00:47:27 This message was sent by XFMail ----------------------------------
