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Re: [SLE] Root password - is it THAT simple to alter it?
- From: James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:14:44 -0400
- Message-id: <430F3FF4.6090609@xxxxxxxxxx>
jdd sur free wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
>
>> encrypted file systems. The second article descriped booting from a USB
>> pen drive and having the entire hard drive encrypted.
>
> when you install suse it asks "do you want an encrypted file system"
>
> this is very secure, as long as you don't share your passwd, I think
> only State secret service or hudge company could afford to break.
>
> the main drawback is... that you may loose or forget your pass... and in
> case of something preventing the computer to boot... one may be obliged
> to reinstall. So backups, and secure them in a Safe :-(
You can have encrypted file systems, however that will still leave some
parts of the system exposed. In the second article, the point was that
the entire hard drive is encrypted and only accessable with the USB
drive. Which ever method is appropriate, depends on your needs.
> James Knott wrote:
>
>> encrypted file systems. The second article descriped booting from a USB
>> pen drive and having the entire hard drive encrypted.
>
> when you install suse it asks "do you want an encrypted file system"
>
> this is very secure, as long as you don't share your passwd, I think
> only State secret service or hudge company could afford to break.
>
> the main drawback is... that you may loose or forget your pass... and in
> case of something preventing the computer to boot... one may be obliged
> to reinstall. So backups, and secure them in a Safe :-(
You can have encrypted file systems, however that will still leave some
parts of the system exposed. In the second article, the point was that
the entire hard drive is encrypted and only accessable with the USB
drive. Which ever method is appropriate, depends on your needs.
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