[P1] encryption

[Joost van de Griek]

On 2003-08-23 13:03, Jack Rodgers wrote:

> Of course you don't want to store the password for the encrypted volume
> in your keychain

Umm... That (among other things) is what it is designed to do...

> Of course if you are going to encrypt the volume you don't want to have your
> book startup and log in without your entering your password and also you don't
> want to store the password in your keychain. This might not happen but could
> one not imagine, without having tested it, that setting your computer to log
> in automatically and storing your password in your keychain could just bypass
> all of this security? Time and tests will tell.

Anyone who has data that is sensitive it has to be stored on an encrypted
volume, and leaves his computer to log in automatically, deserves all the
bad things that happen to him.

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