From: "U.Mutlu" <for-gmane@mutluit.com>
To: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Subject: [ext4 crypto] feature request "lockable directories"
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:57:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <553EB0E6.3020607@mutluit.com> (raw)
Hi,
I think an option to lock (and unlock; like locking a door)
would be a useful feature with encrypted directories.
By this the user could "lock" a sensitive directory
and "unlock" it only when needed.
This could be integrated in an ext4 user tool, or in a new tool, for example
lockdir -l mydir # locking
lockdir -u mydir # unlocking
A locked directory cannot be accessed.
Both locking and unlocking shall ask for a password for just that directory.
The password could be saved in an internal file within the directory,
and auto-deleted after successful unlocking.
Thx
Uenal
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