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Encrypting a User's Home Directory Under Mac OS X

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-ya-see-it-now-ya-don't dept.

jnetsurfer writes "A friend of mine challenged me to see if I could place a user's home directory on a device image (DMG) under Mac OS X. Well, I decided to post my solution to the problem on the web and here, in case anyone is interested. This can be useful if you want to encrypt a user's home directory, or if you wanted to limit a user's home directory to a certain size."

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  1. Re:Not fast by Pfhor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why would you be storing your mp3s on an encrypted disk?

    I would think personal financial documents and porn would be much more important. Of course mpeg playback would be hindered, which would be a problem.