Re: encrypted filesystem support

From: Ted Unangst (tedu_at_stanford.edu)
Date: 07/28/04

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    Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:39:05 -0700

    On Tue, 27 Jul 2004, wonder wrote:

    > I meant an encrypted FS should have public key(s) available for user,
    > that will makes authentiecation available for encrypted fS.

    the data is encrypted symmetrically, with blowfish. if the vnd is
    mounted, normal filesystem permissions apply. there's not much sense
    doing anything more. if someone (root) can get around file permissions,
    how would you hide the key from them? 

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