[open-source] File encryption

[George Schoelles]

On Tuesday 29 January 2002 06:50 pm, Jei wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:29:43 -0500
> From: Matt Blaze <mab at research.att.com>
> To: open-source at csl.sri.com
> Subject: Re: [open-source] File encryption
>
> Just to echo Whit's two file encryption virtues (the laptop and
> and media over which one has inadequate control): I originally wrote
> CFS (a Unix encrypting file system) back in 1991 primarily for my own use,
> motivated by the realization that I have two conflicting requirements for
> file storage.  I need to be sure that my files will be available, but at
> the same time, for at least some of the files, it is also important that
> they be kept confidential.
>
> File availability is commonly addressed through replication and frequent,
> regular backups.  Backups are hard to do right, but there are network
> effects that make it beneficial for many users to share backup
> infrastructure - this is the main reason I tolerate having my computers
> managed by a staff rather than doing it myself.  Unfortunately, the better
> and more useful the backups are at ensuring availability, the less control
> over them I have, the less able I am to reliably destroy some piece of
> information once it has been backed up, and the more likely it is that a
> malicious or careless staff member (or employer) might compromise
> confidentiality.
>

On a quick note I recently installed cfs on RedHat 7.2 using a 6.2 RPM and 
with some coaxing it fits the bill nicely where others give up.

It indeed would be cool if someone picked up the good work.

-- 
George Schoelles

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