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Re: Fedora Core 5 File Encryption Answer to Vista

  • Subject: Re: Fedora Core 5 File Encryption Answer to Vista
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:53:55 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / ISBE, Manchester University / ITS
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__/ [ Jimserac@xxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 11 August 2006 13:45 \__

> I've got Fedora Core 5 running on a Sony Vaio laptop.
> 
> I'd like to have transparent file encryption for all the files.
> 
> So if the laptop is lost, there would be no way to get at
> the files without knowing the file encryption password
> as well as the log in password.
> 
> Is it possible to add this feature without reinstalling Fedora?

How about:

https://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/hal/

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7743


Could maybe repartition, format some vacant space with encryption and then
re-occupy/reclaim that space? No installation involved.

 
> I'd like to finally shut up my friends who keep yaking about
> Vista because right now I can do everything it does, except
> file encryption.
> 
> Thanks
> J

Ask your friends if Vista can do this...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lawkc3jH3ws

Or this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUSn-jBA3CE

Best wishes,

Roy


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