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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:24 am    Post subject: Begginer need help: Encryption for SUSE 11 Reply with quote

Hi, I recently installed SUSE 11 on my laptop and found it incredible fast!!!
I might stick to IT. Problem is : encryption. On my windows XP system I am currently using PGP encryption. Is there a software equivalent for linux. I have googled the problem, and the best thing I could find was TrueCrypt, but I do not trust their protection......

Any suggestions?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

c0ca1na,

You say you are using PGP but what elements of PGP? If you are using Whole Disk then I suggest you wait as there may be a Linux version coming Wink But TrueCrypt can do the job as well.

If you are using email then have a look at GPG.

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the best thing I could find was TrueCrypt, but I do not trust their protection.
You can definitely trust this product, its open source and very widely used.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for tour fast response. The reason "I do not trust" True Crypt is not because it is an open source, but because I read some articles about it been cracked (opposite to PGP whole disk which so far proved invincible).

The reason I am using encryption is to make the data on my HDD unavailable to anyone , including police etc.......
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That may have been an older version of TrueCrypt, but as far as I know TrueCrypt has never been cracked and is still secure. It uses AES which is still considered secure. TrueCrypt will also encrypt the entire hard drive -- including operating system, partition table, etc. -- which is every bit as secure as PGP Whole Disk Encryption.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will also vouch for TrueCrypt. However, regardless of the security of the encryption itself, legal trends must be taken into account when considering such a blunt data protection strategy as whole disk encryption.

In October, 2007, Part 3, Section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act came into effect in the UK. This allows officers to demand encryption keys, on penalty of jail time, in the course of criminal and terror investigations. More recently, and more importantly for those of us in North America, U.S. District Judge William Sessions has ruled that a suspect does not have a 5th amendment right to keep his files encrypted. We should all be watching to see how this one turns out.

In light of these legal trends, it is important to consider another avenue of data protection: steganography. While steg is more cumbersome to use and does not protect large amounts of data (i.e whole disk) as well as encryption, if it is implemented correctly, your sensitive data will be totally invisible rather than obvious but unreadable. Depending on the sensitivity of your data and the risk of discovery/disclosure, it may be beneficial to implement a steganographic solution or a combination of steg and encryption. I hope this is helpful
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