At the August meeting, there was some discussion about encrypted file systems. Here are some follow-up references: Encryption HOW-TO from SourceForge http://encryptionhowto.sourceforge.net/ This is an excellent reference covering all kinds of encryption for Linux systems, including crypto file systems. The International Kernal Patch http://www.kerneli.org/ This primary distribution site for Linux kernel patched with full loopback encryption. The International Kernel Patch is not endorsed by Linus Torvalds and should therefore not be considered to be part of the official Linux kernel source. Vanish.org Disk Encryption Page http://www.vanish.org/sde.htm Pointers to several disk encryption tools for various operating systems. Linux Journal #51 July 1998 article about Encrypted File Systems http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue51/2590.html A bit dated but provides some theoretical and background information. By the way, SuSE 7.2 offers an option to set up a crypto file system partition. The SuSE 7.2 info page at http://www.suse.com/us/products/susesoft/suse72/index.html describes an excellent context for using the crypto filesystem: laptops and other mobile computer devices. If the computer is stolen, the theif is going to have an obstacle to snarfing up corporate secret, personal info, and other goodies. J.D. Abolins
