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On 6/16/06, Roger Oberholtzer <roger@opq.se> wrote:
I have been pondering laptop theft. Now, I know our company source code is of limited interest to all but a few odd companies scattered around the globe. But the idea of it getting away from me is not so very nice. A couple of us here maintain a subversion checkout on our laptops. By design, the laptop is complete and can be used to create the entire product for four or five platforms, just by a few make commands.
What is the best security? What are the reasonable options? For a current Linux distro.
I think it is a given that any Linux user security does not apply. Just boot Knoppix and all is revealed. The proverbial double edged sword.
One could encrypt the file system. This seems a bit much. Encrypting the files themselves is not feasible. There are a gazillion of them. (I counted.) Can you encrypt an existing file system? I suspect not.
One could have a BIOS password. This sounds best. But I guess these are easily gotten around? It sounds too simple a solution. Or one that leads to other odd problems.
Is anyone else protecting their laptops in some unknown-in-these-parts-but-soon-to-replace-the-mudshark-in-your-mythology way?
(I blame the IPOD on my desk. I listen to all sorts of odd things that I usually forget about at home.)
Using an encrypted filesystem for the sensitive stuff is the way to go. The BIOS password is easily disabled when you have a screwdriver and physical access to the machine. You do not have to encrypt everything, just the sensitive stuff, like the sources. -- -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Windows is a 32-bit extension to a 16-bit graphical shell for an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com