1993-11-12 - Mounting a “Secure” filesystem in UNIX

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From: Sameer <sameer@uclink.berkeley.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-11-12 02:24:17 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 11 Nov 93 18:24:17 PST

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From: Sameer <sameer@uclink.berkeley.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 93 18:24:17 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Mounting a "Secure" filesystem in UNIX
Message-ID: <m0oxo8a-000J5iC@infinity.hip.berkeley.edu>
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	Right now I'm running Linux with SLIP at home, and with
telnetd disabled, I feel very secure keeping my PGP secret key on the
system. The drawback inherent in this system, however, of course, is
that I can't connect to my home system and collect mail/do work/etc.
remotely.
	(That's why I have all mail going to uclink, from which point
it goes both to my home machine and netcom.)

	I was wondering if it was possible to mount a "secure"
filesystem/partition using Linux or some other free version of UNIX,
so that it's inaccessible if logged in remotely, but accessibly when
logged in locally.
	That way I can store my PGP secret key on the "secure"
filesystem, and keep telnetd enabled.

	Any thoughts?

Thanks,
	Sameer

	




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