> > Encrypted disks are still rare, but that is because raids > > that seize people's computers are rare. Of course it is > > regrettable that disk encryption is not part of the operating > > system -- but if Microsoft put it in before we had a strong, > > widely adopted system, they would doubtless muck it up. > > Even if they do it after they will still muck it up.
Microsoft does support encrypted disks. They do in Windows XP and I think they may have had it earlier too. Who doesn't support encrypted disk? The open source guys. There is only _one_ open source OS that currently supports encrypted disk in a non-kludge way (loopback FS counts as a kludge). That is Mandrake Linux in their 8.2 beta version. That's it. OpenBSD with its "crypto everywhere"? No, it should be "crypto everywhere except on the disk." The upcoming versions of ResierFS for Linux will support plugable modules which will allow easier encryption, so eventually it will be availbe for Linux. I just wish OpenBSD would get this in there so they could actually live up to their reputation.
