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Re: [LUG] Linux - and security Part 2
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- Subject: Re: [LUG] Linux - and security Part 2
- From: Martijn Grooten <sweetwatergeek@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:11:28 +0000
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On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Simon Waters wrote:
> The point is /etc/shadow typically contains password hashes. With these
> someone can guess your passwords to their hearts content.
>
> Encrypting is about preventing disclosure, it is not the same thing as
> backup.
Sure. I was merely responding to your suggestion that OSes "spew user
data into too many places" which I don't think is true, at least not
for Linux.
Your arguments for encrypting the whole disk are very good of course.
Martijn.
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