Re: PATCH - ext2fs privacy (i.e. secure deletion) patch

[Bill Davidsen]

Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Robert White wrote:
>
> > On the more positive side this would be _*outstanding*_ for my NV-RAM
> > keychain drive where the files are warranted to be small and I don't want
> > some random person who finds my lost keychain even able to guess about that
> > pesky project I was working on last month.
>
>
> An encrypted and/or steganographic filesystem would be much better for
> your NVRAM keychain drive, because that hides your files even when you
> _haven't_ deleted them.

But these are not mutually exclusive. Even if the data are encrypted, 
when I delete something I want it GONE. That way even if a TLA with 
resources to break the crypto steals my device, my previous password 
list is safe.

--
bill davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
  CTO TMR Associates, Inc
  Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979
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