Re: [SLUG] secure boot

From: Mark Polhamus (meplists@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Jul 22 2005 - 23:18:54 EDT


chris lee wrote:
> basically im trying to find a way to make my computer only work if a
> certain SD card is installed.
>
> i also want all the data in that computer locked so that if the drive
> is installed in another computer or a LiveCD is used the data will be
> completely unviewable.
>
> is this possible?

Linux Journal 1/2005 was about "Security on the go". Perhaps the article
"Encrypt Your Root Filesystem" by Mike Petullo
<http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7743> might help.

-- Mark Polhamus
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