Hi,
Thank you all for your generous info on encryption. Hmmm, now I don't
know what Microsoft actually meant when they advertised Windows NT, 2000
was "Truly Secure"!
Regards,
Sung N. Cho,
Saturday, July 21, 2001.
Dept. of Physics,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Jerry Stachowski wrote:
> Hi---
>
> Have you considered PGP encypting your confidential files?
>
> Take Care---
> Jerry Stachowski
>
> Sung Nae Cho wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > One thing that makes me uncomfortable with both Linux and FreeBSD is that
> > unlike Windows NT, both UNIX clones seem to be less secure for a desktop
> > use. ( ** Note clones doesn't mean it's any less better than UNIX, it just
> > means, it's not officially considered UNIX by OPEN-GROUP ** ) I've used
> > Windows NT 4.0 since '98, Linux since '99, FreeBSD since '00 and finally
> > gone FreeBSD only on my laptop. However, unlike, Windows NT 4.0, other
> > people can get access to my confidential files! How? Well, they can just
> > reinstall the FreeBSD without deleting my $HOME directory and as a root,
> > they can access all my files! This is a great concern when my laptop gets
> > stolen! Windows NT is very secure in that matter. Simply reinstalling
> > Windows NT will not let you read someone else's file. Also, it won't let
> > you reinstall Windows NT without verifying that you're the right
> > administrator! During the reinstall, it asks for your root passwd. If
> > the passwd doesn't match, it won't let you reinstall unless you're willing
> > to reinstall from scratch (reformat or erase everything before going on to
> > installation procedure). Now I think that's being secure all the way. Is
> > there anyway I can do that with FreeBSD? For example, attaching signature
> > to all my files etc.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sung N. Cho,
> > Saturday, July 21, 2001.
> >
> > Dept. of Physics,
> > Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
> >
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