[OpenAFS] encrypted volumes
David Bear
David.Bear@asu.edu
Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:12:34 -0700
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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Jason Edgecombe <jason@rampaginggeek.com>wrote:
> David Bear wrote:
> >
> > Has there ever been much discussion on created encrypted volumes?
> > These would work like a local encrypted file system - without they
> > key, they are useless. I'm thinking that you might need an fs setkey
> > or something like that to insert the key into the cache manager.. fs
> > mkmount could have a switch that would specify it was an encrypted
> > volume..
> >
> > simple musing...
> >
> Why not just use a truecrypt to mount a file from an AFS volume as an
> encrypted volume?
>
> Jason
>
well -- I don't know about truecrypt -- and doubt that windows, mac and
linux de jour does as well.
AFS volumes represent a very convenient way to have multiple offsite backups
of stuff -- and would be a great platform to build a service on like
'carbonite' or the iron mountain data backup solution. Having encrypted
volumes would really make this kind of service sing.
--
David Bear
College of Public Programs at ASU
602-464-0424
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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Jason Ed=
gecombe <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jason@rampaginggeek.com">ja=
son@rampaginggeek.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
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<div class=3D"Ih2E3d">David Bear wrote:<br>
><br>
> Has there ever been much discussion on created encrypted volumes=
?<br>
> These would work like a local encrypted file system - without th=
ey<br>
> key, they are useless. I'm thinking that you might need an f=
s setkey<br>
> or something like that to insert the key into the cache manager.. fs<b=
r>
> mkmount could have a switch that would specify it was an encrypted<br>
> volume..<br>
><br>
> simple musing...<br>
><br>
</div>Why not just use a truecrypt to mount a file from an AFS volume as an=
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encrypted volume?<br>
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Jason<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>well -- I don't know about truecrypt -- a=
nd doubt that windows, mac and linux de jour does as well. <br><br>AFS volu=
mes represent a very convenient way to have multiple offsite backups of stu=
ff -- and would be a great platform to build a service on like 'carboni=
te' or the iron mountain data backup solution. Having encrypted volumes=
would really make this kind of service sing.<br clear=3D"all">
<br>-- <br>David Bear<br>College of Public Programs at ASU<br>602-464-0424<=
br>
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