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ReadyNAS "security" of encryption key...LOL
So.... this is a recently factory reset device (feel free to go find my other posts for those woes) and as I'm clicking around, I discover that the apparent default is to share USB keys with full Rea...
I agree that that doesn't seem to be the right permissions for the key, but what is the point of leaving the key inserted? If somebody steals the NAS, they just steal the key with it and you've done nothing to secure the data. If the key is removed and locked away, the default permissions for its access are moot.
Are you only encrypting so that there will be no unencrypted data on a drive if it fails and you cannot securely erase it? A sledge hammer fixes that.
I agree on both points
- not the right permissions
- does little harm since security is useless if the key remains inserted.
Sandshark wrote:
A sledge hammer fixes that.
I tried that once. I was a bit surprised at how resistant the case turned out to be. I'm sure the drive didn't work when I was done, but I expected more mayhem and destruction.
Back on topic, I think the security benefits of drive encryption in the NAS are pretty limited, and for me they are not worth the trouble.
TPM would be a better solution, but it would add some platform cost.
I agree; it's actually dissapointing (surprising) TPM isnt an option in their business class devices. It should be standard at this point.
I have no idea where my first reply on this post went... :-( If someone has it in a notification you can DM to me, I'll repost it.
**UPDATE** Nevermind, now it's back in the list... weird.
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