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NetBSD's Crypto-Graphic Disk

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-you-crack-me-now dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Security-minded laptop users live in fear of theft, not only of their computer but also of their precious secret data. NetBSD's CGD project is a cryptographic virtual disk that can protect sensitive data while acting like a normal filesystem. Recently its author, Roland Dowdeswell, was interviewed and provided a lot of details, and made a comparison with Linux's Loop-AES, FreeBSD's GBDE, OpenBSD's svnd. This is a must-read for any laptop owner (and paranoid androids)!"

2 of 219 comments (clear)

  1. What a Load by Some+guy+named+Chris · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the summary: "Security-minded laptop users live in fear of theft"

    Nice blanket generalization there. I'm security minded, use two laptops, and I don't live in fear. I mitigate risks. I use caution, but I don't live out my life in a state of fear, as your cliche ridden statement says.

    Karma be damned, but I'm sick of people who use phrases without thinking what they actually mean.

  2. Re:Interesting but not exactly new news by PhraudulentOne · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I create an strong-encrypted virtual disk image with banking, internet login, software key, and (un)related information.

    Pr0n...

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