Re: Encrypted Home Directories?

[Kerberus <kerberus () microbsd net>]

you guys are lurking where the MicroBSD project is already cutting a
path.

On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 14:40, Ray Slakinski wrote:
> Could this not be part of the login script that unpacks a gpg file on 
> login?  The only issue is re-packing the information, and removing all 
> files put the encrypted package, I guess a deamon that watches login 
> could do that part
>
> You will also need an exclude list, if your providing webspace to those 
> users.
>
> Id be also interested how this will end up working, just my 2 cents
>
> Ray
>
> On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 02:23  AM, Sumit Dhar wrote:
>
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > Here is something I would like to do: (Could someone tell me if it is
> > possible on Linux)
> >
> > -Every user's home directory is encrypted. No one other than the user
> > (including root) can read the files/directories of that user.
> > -Every time a user logs in, he/she will need to give a password to 
> > decrypt
> > his/her stuff.
> > -The root can delete the users files, but not read them.
> > -The whole process should ideally be completely transparent to the 
> > user.
> >
> > Any pointers to programs that can do this on Linux??
> >
> > With Regards,
> > Sumit Dhar
> > http://www.rootshell.be/~dhar