What about /etc/shadow and other sensitive files? so no encrypting your root filesystem is also an issue.
What if you put the hard drive under a very strong magnetic field? > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: Re: data security > From: Shachar Shemesh <shac...@shemesh.biz> > To: "Orr Dunkelman" <orr.dunkel...@gmail.com> > CC: "linux-il" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il>,"Erez D" <erez0...@gmail.com> > Date: 04-02-2009 13:02 > > > Orr Dunkelman wrote: > > > > > > I guess that the configuration may still reveal some secrets (like > > which hosts are important enough to be in /etc/hosts), but it's better > > than nothing... > > > > > On my laptop, "most" of the data is not encrypted. I discovered that > compiling inside an encrypted partition is horrendously slow. Still, I > do it if the data is sensitive (e.g. - all data and sources belonging to > clients automatically goes there). I also keep certain important stuff > there (my email client folder, my documents folder, browser history > etc.) This is fairly easily achieved with symbolic links. > > Also, keep in mind that some things are automatically generated but > still sensitive. The most important examples are my bash history file ( > .bash_history under your home directory) and the database for the > "locate" command (/var/cache/locate). The former shows a history of the > commands I type, and the later has a list of all files on the system, > including those inside the encrypted directory. > > This configuration is more dangerous, no doubt, as it is entirely > possible that I have missed something (do share if you think of > anything). It works pretty well for me, however. > > Shachar > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
