> > > > > 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.

Sounds like co-location right? I just have a hosted dedicated
machine. The thing that's always kept me from co-locating is hardware
failure. That would be a "my problem" in a co-located environment
rather than a "their problem" right?

- Grant


> It's only interesting for workstations, laptops and external storage
> devices.
>
>
> Uwe
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