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

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