Re: It's a Presidential Mandate, Feds use it. How come you are not using FDE?

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:58:27 -0800
"Saqib Ali" <docbook.xmlgmail.com> wrote:

> > Yes, encrypted disks aren't much good unless the
OS also encrypts
> > (at least) swap space.  I note that OpenBSD ships
with swap-space
> 
> I think you are confusing "Disk Encryption"
with "Full Disk Encryption
> (FDE)". They are two different beast.
> 
> FDE encrypts the "entire" boot drive,
including the OS, kernel and the
> swap space.
> 
> Disk Encryption, on the other hand, only encrypts the
non-OS portion.
> 
> saqib
> http://www.full-d
isk-encryption.net
> 

I don't think that that distinction is either necessary or
sufficient.


		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbi
a.edu/~smb

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