Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs.ext@×××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cryptfs
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:37:31
Message-Id: 200803310836.58101.dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Cryptfs by Neil Bothwick
1 Am Sonntag, 30. März 2008 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick:
2 > On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:50:59 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
3 > > I protect the root fs with a passphrase and all other volumes with a
4 > > keyfile stored in this fs. No need to mount anything (however, I _do_
5 > > need an initramfs because of this).
6 >
7 > That still means your keys are readable all the time,
8
9 By root only, chmod 400 is your friend.
10
11 > whereas mine
12 > disappear long before the network comes up.
13
14 So what? If somebody cracks into your box and gains root access, he can't
15 mount /boot and take the keys? You'll need SELinux to prevent this.
16
17 Bye...
18
19 Dirk
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Re: [gentoo-user] Cryptfs Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>