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SubjectRe: signing a filesystem
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> What if we had some sort of security interface for the kernel? So a daemon
> program could provide a security service to the kernel. The interface could
> allow multiple daemons supporting different types of security. Then to mount a
> secured filing system you would need to give the name of the encryption
> algorithm to use and the password.
>
> What do you think?

This would be a good idea of course. Anything that promotes flexibility
and that would extend the life of the system, should be looked into.

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Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net
Linux Plug-and-Play Kernel Project http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/pnp/
XFree86 Matrox Team http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~ajv/xf86-matrox.html

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