Leonard Rosenthol on Sat, 9 Dec 2000 19:47:50 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] Linux Crypto File Systems


At 12:06 PM -0500 12/8/00, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
So, it is possible to *really* lock things down, but, in Philly,
getting a good deadbolt lock and putting up a sensible, stateful
firewall is probably sufficient.

Not for laptops it's not :(. And that's where you'll find the largest use of encrypted file systems (or similar tools) on other OS platforms. The second largest use is probably individuals wanting/needing to keep personal files on their employers equipment, but not wanting them to be able to access it.



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