[Server-devel] A simple signed bundle/directory trust scheme for the XS

[Martin Langhoff]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Tom Mitchell <mitch at niftyegg.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Jerry Vonau <jvonau at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Why not encrypt the partition on the usb-stick? Not too sure what all
>> that would involve, just some food for thought.
>
> Caution,  strong encryption is not legal in all the world.
> Better to just use signed RPMs and perhaps hand verifiable checksums.

Also in practical terms, it's fairly hard to create encrypted
partitions (on other platforms for example), and RPMs also have high
barriers of entry.

So I'm looking for something simple, and as portable as possible.

cheers,


m
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