Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 10:54:08 +0400 (MSD) From: "Ilmar S. Habibulin" <ilmar@ints.ru> To: James Wyatt <jwyatt@RWSystems.net> Cc: posix1e@cyrus.watson.org, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: secure deletion Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905221051040.25370-100000@ws-ilmar.ints.ru> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905211803560.27371-100000@kasie.rwsystems.net>
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On Fri, 21 May 1999, James Wyatt wrote: > > > > My thoughts are about an option in kernel config file (WIPEINFO?) > > > A mount option would be better. > > Why mount option? Secure deletion is a feature of fs and impacts files of > > this on this fs. All of them. So why use mount option? > > I took him to mean that you could have a mount optionto disallow it on a > particular filesystem. (like nosuid, etc..) - Jy@ Ok, i undestand. And about kernel config option to enable wipe feature - we can make this feature be controlable through sysctl interface. Disadvantage - some permanent code (maybe unused at all). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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