[ciphershed] Re: Plausible deniablility and hidden volumes

  • From: "Jason Pyeron" <jpyeron@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ciphershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:21:56 -0400

Who knows, I may be going way off topic, but here it goes....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Palen
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 16:02
> 
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> 
> Now of course the logical thing to do is travel with a fresh 
> install of 
> the OS and NO actual data on the hard drive then download 
> what you need 
> with an encrypted VPN. My new ASUS router even includes such a VPN 
> suitable for home use!
> 

PD Inc Company policy states:

When traveling internationally, you must:

1. Obtain a laptop newly installed OS on a new hard drive from IT.
2. Have your enterprise password changed prior to first login to that device.
3. Use full disk encryption.
4. Copy only the needed data for your job/trip to the machine, do not put any
export controlled information on the device.
5. When the technology becomes available, before crossing an international
border, revoke your disk key and power off the machine, a remote one time key
will be provided out of band for power on from the IT department.
6. Upon return to the office, return your drive for backup, scanning and wiping.
7. Change your enterpise password.

Why? For the reasons you did not anticipate.

> Mike
> 
> On 06/13/2014 04:41 AM, Bill Cox wrote:
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> > There seems to be some discussion in different FOSS crypto projects
> > about the value of a hidden secondary volume.  I've never used one,
> > and don't plan to (just try to prove otherwise!).  Here's a list of

I support everyone's right to do this, but it is below my vegatable garden in MY
priority list.
There is value in the feature, but I could / would argue supporting cross
platform plain jane FDE is soo much more important to be re-implemented under
the BSD (etc.) licence. There are other items I listed in my introduction, and
all of them are in my opinion leaps and bounds more important.

That being said, lets get that feature relicensed & done too.

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