Jay Dolan [2006-05-31 15:16]:
Besides of the fact that you will get the possibility to join a corporate network with centralized password management, imagine the following scenario:
You've got a brand-new laptop. Your new laptop has the disadvantage of being a popular object of desire for pilferers. The harddisk contains most likely private data (e.g. nude pics of your girlfriend). It's a good idea to encrypt those private files. I hear you saying "Bah, no problem, I don't need PAM for this". Okay; you would probably create some container files in your home directory and mount them if needed. Now let's imagine the thief is a smart one and he's looking for tracks in your home directory (.bash_history, .kde/*, .gnome/*, thumbails/* ..). With PAM (pam_mount) it's possible to mount encrypted filesystems during the logon session. That means you could encrypt your whole home directory and mount it automaticlly during login. After you've logged out, PAM will unmount it for you.
Wtf? Again, sorry, how does this even relate to, nevermind help, the majority of CRUX users? No offense intended..I'm just.. wow (?)
Are you saying the majority of CRUX users doesn't have a need for easy encryption of their data? No offense intended, but wtf? ;) Regards, Tilman -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?