how to protect directory from unauthorized access under linux

[Valery Reznic]

--- On Tue, 9/22/09, Serge <linux-il at vects.com> wrote:

> From: Serge <linux-il at vects.com>
> Subject: how to protect directory from unauthorized access under linux
> To: "linux-il" <linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il>
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 7:35 PM
> Hello there,
> In one of my projects I have to protect specific directory
> on linux from
> unauthorized access, that directory should be not
> accessible either in
> single user mode or by booting server from live cd. In the
> same time
> data must be completely open in runlevel 3.
> 
> That server will run at ISP hosting farm,  I can't put
> password on boot.
Are you sure it's doable ?
If one can boot from live-cd, than he can add users, change passwords, etc.
So next time when system will be in run-level 3 it'll be easy to get access

Unless whole disk is encrypted, or something like that - sort of TPM

Valery.
> Any ideas how to implement this?
> 
> Thanks, Serge.
> 
> 
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