Hello all

I would like to set up my N900 so that the entire user folder is encrypted. On (K)Ubuntu it is very easy to have the entire user folder encrypted.

Has anybody tried that?

What I'm intending to accomplish:

1. I could repartition the device so that /home gets all available space as ext3.
2. Set up /home/user as an encrypted folder (like (K)ubuntu). In actuallity, it is just a hidden encrypted file.
3. Set up a VFAT loop device so that there is something to be exported when connected to USB.
4. The difficult part: everytime the system boots, It would have to ask for the password.

The idea is that if your are robed you can switch off the device (and the thief will not be able to access your data later). If you just forget it somewhere, when the battery drains you are safe because there is no available data for another person to see.

In order to do this it would be necessary to replace the kernel (say, with Titan's), make sure the correct modules are installed, perform repartitioning and figure out where/how to ask for the password during boot.

Any thought?
Luis

I'm using encfs in Easy Debian as described here. I guess it shouldn't be too difficult to have encfs ported to native Maemo as well. The required kernel module fuse is present in the standard kernel.

I' try to set it up natively. Any suggestions on how to ask for the password BEFORE starting the X session?

Any suggestions about this?

1) How to ask for the passphrase (at boot?) before loading anything the uses /home/user or /home/user/MyDocs? The idea is to encrypt both /home/user and /home/MyDocs

2) How to make the changes permanent?

Does anyone have any news concerning the use of encfs on the N900?
I'd love to use Ubuntu One but just in an decrypted form.

MfG Blck

It works on n9 :

http://rzr.online.fr/q/fuse# just installed #FusE's #EncFs on #MeeGo/#HarmattaN from testing shared repo please comfirm ok for #n9 !n950club

i'd lov to see this !!
what is the progress till now