Mounting encrypted linux directory on Windows

whho · 07-20-2009, 06:09 AM

Hello,

I want to make a network drive available to Windows, with the data encrypted within the linux host. As such, even if my linux server is hacked, I won't lose the sensitive data.

Does anyone know how to do it? Is squashfs/samba/putty combination enough to achieve this? Can anyone give me some ideas to start?

Thanks!

whho

monsm · 07-20-2009, 06:25 AM

So this is not some sort of dual booting, but Windows on a seperate machine?

If so, it should be ok using Samba.

Mons

whho · 07-20-2009, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monsm

So this is not some sort of dual booting, but Windows on a seperate machine?

If so, it should be ok using Samba.

Mons

Thanks! What about the encryption? Do I make the data only decrypted at the windows side, but stay encrypted in Linux side all the time?

Thanks!

whho

win32sux · 07-20-2009, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whho

Do I make the data only decrypted at the windows side, but stay encrypted in Linux side all the time?

Yes, that would be an approach that would meet your requirements.

whho · 07-20-2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by win32sux

Yes, that would be an approach that would meet your requirements.

oh! Thanks! would you please tell me how? Which components will I need to meet this? How can I do the encryption and decryption in Windows? Any open source choice?

Thanks again!

whho

win32sux · 07-20-2009, 02:39 PM

Maybe you could use WebDAV and create Web folders using Apache?

whho · 07-20-2009, 10:26 PM

Thank you very much Win32sux. Let me google more info on this. have a nice day!