Re: Loop-AES, security concerns, stability of file backed loop-aes

[a.engels@xxxxxxx]

> > I am not worried about the file transfer to the backup machines. I dont
> > fully (actually not at all) trust the backup machines. I cant restrict
> > physical access to these machines and I am not the only one who has root
> on
> > them. Theoretically, a secure whole disk encryption should deliver
> enought
> > security even if the image is world readable, right?
> 
> What gains you an encrypted partition when there is another (evil) root
> on that machine while the partition is mounted? Encrypt your backup at
> home and put the tar.gz.gpg or something on the backup machine.

I never said that these images are mounted on the backup server. Images are
just stored there.


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