Re: [Fed-Talk] Army to Encrypt Computers
Re: [Fed-Talk] Army to Encrypt Computers
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Army to Encrypt Computers
- From: "Timothy J. Miller" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:54:29 -0500
Rex Sanders wrote:
Expect this kind of request to become common in Government purchasing
requirements soon.
OMB mandated it for the US gov't, and the deadline is already passed
(Memo dated 23 Jun with a 45-day deadline). It should be in requirements
for new purchases *now*. :)
And no, FileVault is not the answer to every encryption request.
No, but in this case it might be. While the memo says "encrypt all
data," the clear goal is to encrypt sensitive data. This is difficult
on Windows because data tends to be all over the FS, so full-disk
encryption is the only real answer. On UNIX systems--and Apple is
one--data tends to be in the home directory, so something like FileVault
*potentially* is enough.
It's still safer to encrypt the whole drive, though.
The *real* problem is "Where's the drive key?" Not a one of the extant
products is CAC-enabled...
-- Tim
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