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Encryption, (FDE or equivalent)
I would like to request FDE or the equivalent in a RAID environment. My budget does not allow for an impenetrable computer room and my entire life, or at least part of it, is in one spot, on your ...
I've tested out EncFS myself on a ReadyNAS Ultra 4, and sure there's a performance hit, but it definitely worked, and was certainly usable.
The only problem I have with EncFS now is that I need to enable SSH on the ReadyNAS to be able to use it, set it up, and need to ssh in to enter the password after each boot or when I want to remount the encrypted area of the drive.
EncFS is not FDE, in that it doesn't encrypt the entirety of the disks, but it's a pretty good compromise, as it lets you encrypt as much (or as little) of your drives as you want.
This could definitely be implemented as part of the standard system, or as an add-on, and would work (with a performance hit, as most encryption systems do) at least on the Ultra series, and I'd assume all x86 ReadyNAS products.
It's definitely not impossible, even with the current ReadyNAS software. I've set it up and run it, and so have quite a few others on these forums; all that's really stopping most people from using it is the lack of a sensible user interface to control it.
The only problem I have with EncFS now is that I need to enable SSH on the ReadyNAS to be able to use it, set it up, and need to ssh in to enter the password after each boot or when I want to remount the encrypted area of the drive.
EncFS is not FDE, in that it doesn't encrypt the entirety of the disks, but it's a pretty good compromise, as it lets you encrypt as much (or as little) of your drives as you want.
This could definitely be implemented as part of the standard system, or as an add-on, and would work (with a performance hit, as most encryption systems do) at least on the Ultra series, and I'd assume all x86 ReadyNAS products.
It's definitely not impossible, even with the current ReadyNAS software. I've set it up and run it, and so have quite a few others on these forums; all that's really stopping most people from using it is the lack of a sensible user interface to control it.
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