data security

[Erez D]

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Meir Michanie <meirm at riunx.com> wrote:

> 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?


and what if your laptop is stolen ...


>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > Subject: Re: data security
> > From: Shachar Shemesh <shachar at shemesh.biz>
> > To: "Orr Dunkelman" <orr.dunkelman at gmail.com>
> > CC: "linux-il" <linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il>,"Erez D" <erez0001 at 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
> >
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