directory encryption recommendations
Jason Crain
jason at bluetree.ath.cx
Wed Feb 25 21:22:20 UTC 2009
pkaplan1 at comcast.net wrote:
> I would like to be able to encrypt specific directories on my drive and
> still access files while logged in to the account owning the directory
> without having to enter a password every time I access a file. I'm
> trying to comply with a (Windows) company policy aimed at preventing
> data theft from stolen hardware. (Please let's not discuss the merits
> or flaws of the policy...it is what it is.)
>
> Any recommendations on specific tools. (It would be even better if I
> could also access the directory thru Windows (dual booted or virtualized
> in VirtualBox, even if I then have to enter a password.)
If you install from the alternate CD, you can select the option to have
the entire hard drive encrypted. It will require a password at bootup,
but no other time. Dual-booted Windows will NOT be able to access data
this way, but virtualized Windows will.
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