[OpenAFS] Re: Linux OpenAFS & EncFS?

milek@task.gda.pl milek@task.gda.pl
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:07:33 -0000


> 
> > OpenAFS + ZFS with encryption enabled?
> 
> I assume you mean ZFS on the fileserver side. This thread is about
> client-side encryption (i.e. so the server doesn't know what's in the
> users' files).

Yes, was thinking about server side.

> If you _are_ talking about the client-side (putting a blob in AFS and
> mounting that)... I'm not sure how well that would work, but I expect
> an approach like EncFS is more well-suited for this scenario, and is at
> least more end-user-friendly :)

Agree, EncFS would be better suited on the client site.


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