[FDE] FDE With RAID5 Support?

[john.veldhuis]

Hi James,
 
If you are concerned with data security on a network data storage appliance, you would´t need to go for FDE, but rather go for transparant encryption/decryption on the client, file based. This would make data security independent of storage security.
For that purpose I can recommend SafeGuard LAN Crypt of Utimaco (yes I work for Utimaco).
In our shop in the Netherlands we use SafeGuard Easy to protect whatever is on the client hard drives against the outside world, and use SafeGuard LAN Crypt additionally to protect data against system administrators (eg. HR or finance data, or anyhing else that is not my business).
 
Best regards,
  John
 

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Van: James McEachern [mailto:james.mceachern.qa5a at statefarm.com]
Verzonden: di 1-5-2007 13:58
Aan: fde at www.xml-dev.com
Onderwerp: [FDE] FDE With RAID5 Support?



Hello,

 

I am researching a FDE solution for a widely dispersed network. The trouble I am having is finding a solution that supports RAID drives. Key storage on a network appliance at the home office is out of the question and buying hardware based key storage appliances for each office is also out of the question. 

 

Requirements:

 

AES-256 Encryption

RAID5 Support in a W2K3 environment

Key stored locally

Pre-Boot Authentication can be disabled (I know the security holes this opens up)

 

Thank You, 

James