On 2012-11-14 09:30, Michael Pavling wrote:
> On 14 November 2012 09:25, Tony Whitmore <tony@???>
> wrote:
>
>> Are there any options for remote wiping Linux systems, in the case
>> of them being lost or stolen? I'm sure that some funky trigger
>> mechanism could be set up using dyndns and SSH, but I was looking for
>> something that would scale to a larger number of devices.
>
> If you're using Linux, and are concerned for your local machine's
> data, it would probably be better to encrypt your partitions rather
> than rely on some tool to lock the stable door.
>
> Encrypted partitions don't suffer from the flaws of "remote wipe"
> software.
> - no accidental wipes
> - no need for the machine to be online to receive a signal
> - no risk of drives being slaved to other machines
I quite agree Michael, but at the moment encryption is not what they
are looking to do.
Thanks,
Tony
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