[cvsnt] Re: File Encryption for Repository

Arthur Hefti arthur at catsoft.ch
Fri Oct 3 12:04:22 BST 2003


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This would be an option. However this would mean that the CVSNT Server had
to run under a user or the administrator account, you have to take care of
the ceritifcates as otherwise data would be lost forever. And there are
always some folks who tell that NTFS encryption isn't to good at all.
I gave a look at the cvsnt source. Putting in encryption/decryption on
file access is quite easy. Sending a password on connect woundn't be too
difficult.

Arthur

John Hall wrote:

> "Arthur Hefti" <arthur at catsoft.ch> wrote in message
> news:blhvr7$cpc$1 at sisko.local.nodomain.org...

> > your absolutely right concerning the physical access to the server but on
> > the development machines you can use PGP disks or similar encryption tools
> > just in case somebody steals the computer. As soon as you check in sources
> > to a cvsnt server they will be stored in plain text format. As long as you
> > work on a project alone you can use cvsnt on the development machine
> > storing the data in an encrypted disk.

> Why not just enable NTFS encryption on the server then?

> John




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