On 12 Oct 98 21:21:48 GMT, "Steve Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>    Basic Unix Secruity 101 - If the person has physical access to the
>machine, there *IS* *NO* *SECURITY*.  Want proof?
>
>    I pop the HD out, place it as slave on my machine, mount what I want, end
>of story.  Before this thread goes any further I recommend that anyone who
>considers this a "threat" that is addressable by Debian to go read "Practical
>Unix Security" from O'Reilly and Associates.  Esp. anything relating to the
>physical security of the machine.

That's what cryptographic filesystems are designed to cope with.


Rob Wilderspin
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"But I need it to crash once every few days - 
reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..."
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