![](https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/ed06eab24ce84f6a8e608a41b8473661.jpg?s=120&d=mm&r=g)
On June Saturday 17 2006 3:59 pm, John R. Sowden wrote: ,snip>
My only complaint is, I would like an inconized program that asks for the key so I don't have to enter it each time I boot (only if I am going into the encrypted partition.) Oh yes, we run 2 networks (internal ops and the internet).
I agree w/ everything here. It's the biggest complaint I get, "it's too much bother to have to type the password again etc. " However I am slowly getting my point across. Next laptop I get to "play w/ " I am going to encrypt the boot record as someone suggested in a past discussion to see if it works. i.e. no passphase or password = no boot, that should keep my company stuff at least a bit slower for a vandal. I too prefer passphrases. But I'm still having problems getting this group to encrypt their email. I am working on "making it happen", but some in this group are really hard heads, and "we've *always* done it this way" seems to be a magic bullet ,I have yet to dodge, completely. Keeping the discussion open is the best I can do so far. Again, real life examples do me the most good here. Just got an agreement to insist any windows computer must not be able to reach the internet, nor be reachable thru the network which *does* reach the internet. That small "victory" (??!) was more than 3 years in the making. I wonder tho, returning to the idea of encrypting the /boot area; Knoppix might still run, even tho it ought not do so. And that opens the whole hard drive , if it ( Knoppix) boots. Any one have any real life experience to help there? ( we are small company and so far as I can tell a laptop for testing will have to be a private personal purchase... <sigh> ( if we ever go big, I want a huge raise <g>) No I don't contemplate ever going big enough to get anything back.. it's just like the Reichians "thought murder a day keeps the doctor away " I know, I know it conflicts w/ the universes unintended consequenses, but at the moment, I can't reach a teacher so, I must blunder onward in hope that the grace I have reached will keep me from doing anything insanely stupid. I wouldn't wish current circumstances on ANYONE.
We don't do windows except for vertical market packages on a dedicated computer without a network connection.
Bless you for this information, it finally nailed down my problem w/ windows legacy stuff.. I at least have that done now. Even better, since we are consultants, it will be policy to tell our clients how to do this and eventually get to a safe way to keep information that , for sure no one wants to see on the net. Not just credit card info is a problem. You wouldn't want your kids locations, pictures, schools etc posted somewahere as a part of info about you.. would you? Or even stupid stuff like , do you pay your water bill on time.... It's not like we are asking for the moon here. That was easier to achieve than getting anyone who has private information AND a duty to keep it that way, to actually take any measure to secure their system. Thancks in advance for any real world info .. this should be a continuing discussion . It *is* our job to both insist others who take our info ( and others) actually protect it. And to do the same at any location they have a computer and the internet connection. If they lock the door to their appartment, flat , house, why don't they understand they need to do at least the same w/ other people's information which they insist on taking down and keeping. Waaaay back in the dark ages, I used to watch people who worked for an eye doc... Optometrist .. who had a practise among the rich and famous that was the envy of his peers. But he would have long days during the summers when the office just wasn't that busy, and the first thing that happened, was the files were gone thru by "help" that had nothing else to do.. Even tho he thought locking the file drawer was the best way to protect that info. He forgot to secure the key in anyway... Most of the time the break ins weren't malicious, but it was just one more location where private info could leak to the world. I fear most of the databases which have information, including usually credit card info, is subject to that same "casual browsing". I yell at everyone I can when we do their audits, but it doesn't change.. because it's too much trouble to change the way it's always been done. It's what scares me the most about the current rush to wireless in businesses and health locations. We all know how secure that is.... bah! -- j 'There is nothing wrong w/ me. There must be something wrong w/ the Universe ' B. Crusher -- 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