On 12/11/2007 21:55 PM, "Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers"
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>> Actually, I don't think FV does on the fly encryption of every write
>> you do, but I could be wrong there. That kind of encryption has a
>> non-zero amount of overhead, and because you're talking about a lot of
>> encryption/decryption throughout the day (even if you never recover
>> something), that's a significant resouce hit.
>
> It is. However, anything else would defeat the purpose of FileVault,
> because then files would have to be cached unencrypted outside the
> FileVault. AFAICS.
When you're logged in, you don't care, at that point, it's a physical "don't
let people play in your login" issue. You only care about FV encryption when
you aren't logged in. As long as nothing's left unencrypted outside of FV
when you're not logged in, it's all good.
--
John C. Welch Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions
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