Could prove an interesting cat-and-mouse game. For instance, what if I
stored by encrypted container file as a binary object within a database.
Would it be detectable then?
Seth
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
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> - --On Thursday, April 24, 2008 18:55:38 -0700 Seth Grimes
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>> That article is about network traffic.
>>
>> Sensitive material on one's laptop hard drive is a different concern.
If
>> it's a concern of yours, check out some open source software called
>> TrueCrypt, http://www.truecrypt.org/
, which allows you to create and
>> encrypted container file, which may be hidden. Once that file is
mounted,
>> which requires a password, it looks like just another drive.
>
> Actually, after having a lengthy thread on this at work recently, the
apparent
> issue is that they can demand that you enter the decrypt key to do the
mount
> for them, *and*, if you fail to comply, refuse you entry (at a minimum)
...
>
> Of course, they have to know the drive is actually there for this, but
> considering how many public lists that this thread has been discussed
on, it
> won't take long for them to train those guys to find it for themselves
;)
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