--- On Tue, 7/20/10, Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: OT: Cloud Computing is coming to ... > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 8:16 AM > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 07/20/2010 10:58 AM, Antonio Olivares wrote: > > I am opposed to it, because I don't want to trust a > third party with my files, with my documents, ..., > etc. I agree with Richard Stallman on this one: > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/29/cloud.computing.richard.stallman > > A properly-designed cloud computing solution is one where > the virtual > machines being hosted in the cloud can be fully encrypted > so that the > hosting provider cannot (feasibly) glean any information > from them. > > Red Hat Enterprise Linux (like Fedora) supports full-disk > encryption > with LUKS, making it a perfect solution for a cloud-based > system. > > So with an encrypted system, all you're renting is time on > someone > else's host, while all of your data remains private to you. > Sounds good > to me! > > > - -- > Stephen Gallagher > RHCE 804006346421761 > > Delivering value year after year. > Red Hat ranks #1 in value among software vendors. > http://www.redhat.com/promo/vendor/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkxFvc4ACgkQeiVVYja6o6NfRgCfV9wAKwZCp1SFvmN1l7ONxdYD > 2lUAoLGqx7DDk38luGSTp+urfcgoLgv5 > =Eh3q > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Keywords: properly designed :) But you are still succeptible to a third party[even though the files could be crypted and apparently not seen, that might not be the case] and you can't be 100% safe. Don't get me wrong, the techonology is there to do this, but like Mr. Stallman says, then we will be at the mercy of the "Cloud" Regards, Antonio -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
