Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:19:15 -0500 (EST) | From | "Mike A. Harris" <> | Subject | Re: Userland encrypted filesystem that root cannot access. |
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Horst von Brand wrote:
>Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 20:15:40 -0300 >From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> >To: mharris@meteng.on.ca >Cc: Linux Kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu> >Subject: Re: Userland encrypted filesystem that root cannot access. > >"Mike A. Harris" <mharris@meteng.on.ca> said: >> Are there any patches for the kernel, or userland solutions which >> allow a user to mount an encrypted filesystem (perhaps through >> loopback) which while mounted, root cannot read? Or is this >> concept beyond Linux currently? > >> I'm thinking of the case where the superuser can admin the >> machine but due to confidentiality, the data must not be readable >> by root under any circumstance. Possible? > >A determined root will be able to snoop on your password and stash the >contents of your encrypted media away for leisurly study. Not easy to do, >but not terribly hard either.
Thanks, I'm aware of that, however that would be acceptable. The particular case I'm thinking about, root is for all intents and purposes a bucket of chicken. ;o) Certainly not capable of hacking anything... A *TRUE* secure solution would be nice, but a "stop luser root" solution would be fine...
Thanks. TTYL
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