Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:33:06 +0100 From: Adam Laurie <adam.laurie@thebunker.net> To: Yan Wang <ywang4@cs.pitt.edu> Cc: richard childers / kg6hac <fscked@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: transparent cfs (tcfs) Message-ID: <4178FE02.9040103@thebunker.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0410181139240.9443-100000@selenium.cs.pitt.edu> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0410181139240.9443-100000@selenium.cs.pitt.edu>
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Yan Wang wrote: > Richard, > > Thank you for your information. > > I got the response of TCFS authors, a group at University of Salerno, Italy, > saying they have stopped the project. My impression is that it is pretty > tough to port from OpenBSD to FreeBSD. The kernel part is very different. > No wonder tcfs is not available at FreeBSD.org. > > Interestingly, I also got a response from OpenBSD community. They also > stopped the project to include tcfs into OpenBSD, because the software > license problem. tcfs was not intended to be free. > > As far as I know, AT&T's CFS is based on the work of Matt Blaze. What I > heard is that it is implemented at the user space, only supporting > directory encryption not file-level. Richard, is this true? I might > reconsider using CFS. CFS maps an encrypted directory tree, so everything in it including files and sub-directories gets encrypted. i've been using it, without problems, for several years, and would have no hesitation in recommending it. cheers, Adam -- Adam Laurie Tel: +44 (20) 7605 7000 The Bunker Secure Hosting Ltd. Fax: +44 (20) 7605 7099 Shepherds Building http://www.thebunker.net Rockley Road London W14 0DA mailto:adam@thebunker.net UNITED KINGDOM PGP key on keyservers
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