Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-14 Thread Helmut Jarausch
I use encfs (see github.com/vgough/encfs) It's in the portage tree. Here is my private Readme # Neither .Secret nor Secret should contain data before creation !!! # CREATION (only once) e.g. encfs -i 10 --ondemand --extpass=x11-ssh-askpass `pwd`/.Secret `pwd`/Secret or more simply in an XT

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-12 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: > > I may get on youtube and see if I can find some videos on this so I can > see it actually working.  Maybe find a couple different setups.  I'm > sure someone has done at least one.  lol  > > OK.  I found a video.  It explains it pretty well.  I learned a lot.  Here is a linky. htt

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:21:38 -0700, Grant Taylor wrote: > > It sounds like ecryptfs would suit your needs best. As it works on > > directories, you don't need separate mount points for each encrypted > > directory. > > The last time I looked at eCryptFS it /did/ need mount points for > acces

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-10 Thread Grant Taylor
On 12/10/2018 02:25 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: It sounds like ecryptfs would suit your needs best. As it works on directories, you don't need separate mount points for each encrypted directory. The last time I looked at eCryptFS it /did/ need mount points for accessing the unencrypted contents.

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-10 Thread Mick
On Monday, 10 December 2018 09:25:58 GMT Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 23:15:21 -0600, Dale wrote: > > Well, I thought it may be simpler. Since I've never tried encryption > > before, I don't know first hand how it works or what it takes to use the > > files. I've read where people pa

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-10 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 23:15:21 -0600, Dale wrote: > Well, I thought it may be simpler.  Since I've never tried encryption > before, I don't know first hand how it works or what it takes to use the > files.  I've read where people password protect their mobo, bootloader > and their entire storage syst

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-09 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Monday, December 10, 2018 12:46:07 AM CET Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > As some may know, I'm making some changes and upgrades to my puter. One > thing I'm considering, encryption of a select directory/mount point/file > system. One thought I have, create a mount point named say "Encrypted" > and

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-09 Thread Grant Taylor
On 12/9/18 10:15 PM, Dale wrote: Well, I don't really think I need to encrypt the entire /home mount point. To me, that would be overkill. Of course, that may be easier. I would like to have certain directories that I can store things in that is encrypted. For example, I have some financial

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-09 Thread Dale
Grant Taylor wrote: > On 12/9/18 4:46 PM, Dale wrote: >> Howdy, > > Hi, > >> As some may know, I'm making some changes and upgrades to my puter. >> One thing I'm considering, encryption of a select directory/mount >> point/file system. > > Please elaborate on a hypothetical setup that you would lik

Re: [gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-09 Thread Grant Taylor
On 12/9/18 4:46 PM, Dale wrote: Howdy, Hi, As some may know, I'm making some changes and upgrades to my puter. One thing I'm considering, encryption of a select directory/mount point/file system. Please elaborate on a hypothetical setup that you would like. It might be worth starting with

[gentoo-user] Encryption questions

2018-12-09 Thread Dale
Howdy, As some may know, I'm making some changes and upgrades to my puter.  One thing I'm considering, encryption of a select directory/mount point/file system.  One thought I have, create a mount point named say "Encrypted" and put anything I don't want widely seen or hacked in that directory.  T