On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Grant wrote: > > > > On a notebook, there isn't an OS in existence that is immune > > > > to a LiveCD. > > > > > > Linux is. In the sense that you can't get at the data if the > > > disc is encrypted, even not with a LiveCD. You can only > > > destroy/overwrite it. > > > > Yes, I realised that when typing the original, but left it as is > > - too many IF conditionals would be needed to be accurate and > > English is almost useless at getting IFs to parse correctly :-) > > > > Passwords come from a time when users had terminals that log > > onto machines that are somewhere else and the user can't lay a > > finger on them. Things have indeed changed since 1978 > > Would the type of filesystem encryption you guys are talking about > be unsuitable for a high-traffic server because of performance > considerations?
Yes, and it isn't necessary. You lock your servers away so that nobody has physical access to them. It's only interesting for workstations, laptops and external storage devices. Uwe -- Informal Linux Group Namibia: http://www.linux.org.na/ SysEx (Pty) Ltd.: http://www.SysEx.com.na/ -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
