Encrypting Disk Device Driver

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From: Kevin P. Kleinfelter
Date: Tue, 14 May 1991 17:03

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Scenario: I've got lots of stuff on a disk I'd like to keep CONFIDENTIAL.
          I'd like to make sure that NOONE but I can get to the data on the
          entire disk.

Proposal: I'd like a device driver, which manages the hard disk, and
          encrypts all data written to the disk.  I'd like the
          device driver to prompt me to enter the encryption key when
          the system boots.

Does any company currently sell such a beast?  Would it genuinely
insure that the data would be (practically) un-stealable?

-- 
Kevin Kleinfelter @ DBS, Inc (404) 239-2347   ...gatech!nanoVX!msa3b!kevin
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From: kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter)
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Subject: Encrypting Disk Device Driver
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Date: 14 May 91 17:03:48 GMT
Organization: Dun and Bradstreet Software, Inc., Atlanta, GA
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