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Re: Encrypting Cached data
From: Olaf Reitmaier <olafrv () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 07:33:28 -0400
You can use an encrypted partition for the cache's directory (Depending on your OS read these):
(Linux Local) http://koeln.ccc.de/archiv/drt/crypto/linux-disk.html (DOS/Windows)http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/sfs/ (Linux Network) http://www.fs.net/sfswww/ Yousef Syed wrote:
Hi, Is it possible to encrypt data stored in the cache of a Web Server or Application server? We'd like to use caching for performance reasons, but don't want secure data to be viewable if the server is compromised. What is the best way to do this? Thanx, ys -- Yousef Syed "One senior official said the consultancy "doesn't have the greatest of reputations among civil servants. They come and state the bleeding obvious using Powerpoint"."
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Current thread:
- Encrypting Cached data Yousef Syed (Dec 01)
- Re: Encrypting Cached data Olaf Reitmaier (Dec 02)
- Re: Encrypting Cached data Georgi Alexandrov (Dec 05)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Encrypting Cached data Ig Vermaak (Dec 01)
- RE: Encrypting Cached data Hudel, Chris (Dec 05)
- Re: Encrypting Cached data Yousef Syed (Dec 06)
- Re: Encrypting Cached data Georgi Alexandrov (Dec 06)