full-disclosure - Re: encrypt the bash history

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Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:18:53 -0300
From: "Zerial." <fernando@...ial.org>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: encrypt the bash history

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On 02/04/11 16:13, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:06:06 -0300, "Zerial." said:
>> what is the best way to encrypt the bash_history file?
>> I try using crypt/decrypt with GPG when login/logout. It works, but not
>> safe enough.
> 
> Explain what the threat model is, and why GPG isn't safe enough?  It's kind of
> hard to recommend "best" when we don't understand what the criteria are...
> 

The "way" is not safe enough. root can login as me (su - user) and
bash_history will be decrypted. I try to find any better way to crypt
and make unreadable the bash_history file from any other users,
including root.





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