Solving Privacy Issues in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
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One of the new features in Ubuntu 8.10 is the ability to create an encrypted directory for content you do not want others to access. Oh, by the way, did you know that anyone can read your files that are in your home directory? Here is an example of sue logged in and able to open files in mike's home directory. However, note that they are opened read-only so they cannot be changed. Still, who is looking at your stuff?
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eCryptfs is one alternative to privacy on your computer. It is a cryptographic filesystem for Linux that stacks on top of existing filesystems. This means that the whole directory that you will create is an entirely different filesystem in reality. This process employs much of the encryption work done recently in the Linux kernel and attempts to make the process of encryption as seamless as possible for the end user. Full Story |
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