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Re: Encrypted Repositories. . .?

From: Michael Williams <gberz3_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2007-06-20 07:10:32 CEST

That's just it. They have access to the folders in which our source
is saved, so if we could have some sort of PKI to encrypt the
repository on the disk it wouldn't matter who had access (root or
otherwise) as long as they don't have our keys.

On Jun 20, 2007, at 12:56 AM, Theo Van Dinter wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 12:16:40AM -0400, Michael Williams wrote:
>> . . .it's on a shared server. Several others use it so encrypting
>> our "directory" after the fact really isn't an option.
>
> It seems to me that if the permissions on the directory doesn't
> stop others
> from accessing your files, it means that the others would have root
> access.
> If that is the case, you have no protection from them -- they could
> just
> change your SVN config and grant themselves access, for example.
>
> Perhaps you want a non-shared server. :)
>
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