Assistance Needed: Crypto Guide

[Gayathri Swaminathan]

Hey Eric:

Not long ago Murray had forwarded this to the list:
http://www.nsa.gov/snac/downloads_redhat.cfm?MenuID=scg10.3.1.1

While there are lots of reference materials like these as security best
practices sources, there is a lack of less daunting simple starters!

Instead of by "type of crypt" perhaps a cook book style of:

- <Security/privacy guideline> for <title> - example, "Securing filesystem"
   - Scenarios - why it is needed? when it is needed?
   - Standards - mention best practice here
   - How to do it

Count me in for assistance.

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Eric H Christensen <
eric at christensenplace.us> wrote:

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> I've been working on updating the Crypto Guide (or Encryption and Privacy
> Guide) [1] but I've run into a few snags.  Karsten "Quaid" and I have been
> talking about the different information that should be included but we've
> come to a point where we need input from the group.
>
> Originally the Crypto Guide was written to show how to implement LUKS disk
> encryption within Fedora.  This has been done and tested.  Being that this
> is the "Encryption and Privacy Guide" proposed topics to include in the
> guide are:
>
> - - LUKS Disk Encryption Solution
> - - eCryptfs Disk Encryption Solution
> - - GnuPG (GPG) File Encryption Solution
> - - GnuPG (GPG) Email Encryption Solution
> - - SSH
> - - VPNs
> - - Other related references.
>
> I guess the biggest problem is where do you draw the line between
> Fedora-specific implementations and good security practices that have
> information available somewhere else?
>
> So I'm asking you what should be included in the Guide and what shouldn't.
>  I'm going to try to go put as much information into the topics that are
> listed above but this has to be out the door for F9 so I don't want to put
> too much information into it.  If anyone would like to assist writing on any
> of the above topics please let me know.
>
> Eric
>
>
> [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/CryptoGuide
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Gayathri Swaminathan
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