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Re: Disc encryptian.



On 02/24/2011 08:30 AM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
On Thursday 24 February 2011 07:03:23 Ron Johnson wrote:
On 02/24/2011 06:22 AM, Brad Alexander wrote:
[snip]

Also, please remember, when the system is running, the filesystem is
*decrypted*. Encryption is not going to protect you when the system is
running.

So what you/we need are apps which integrate GPG.  That way, files
are only decrypted when necessary.

Depends on what you are trying to defend against.  Full-disk encryption is
meant to defend against physically stolen or confiscated servers, drives, or
laptops from being accessed.  When a laptop is on, it is generally being
closely observed, so when it is stolen it is usually off.  Servers and drives

Except that many laptop users suspend or hibernate their machines for faster startup.

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