Re: partially encrypted filesystem

[Pat LaVarre]

> You are pushing this down to the file system.  I'd venture too say that 
> this will majorly stress the fs code, make its indexing slower and 
> majorly fragment the file on disk (if it's later overwritten).  Sure - you 
> have less work to do (less to code) - but the end effect might be 
> painful, especially on often written files (if the file ain't written to 
> then there are much better compression solutions).

Suppose we wish to encrypt the files on a disc or disk or drive that we
carry from one computer to another.

Where else can the encryption go, if not "down to the file system"?

Pat LaVarre


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