Thread (23 messages) 23 messages, 4 authors, 2017-08-31

Re: [PATCH] fscrypt: add a documentation file for filesystem-level encryption

From: Eric Biggers <hidden>
Date: 2017-08-22 02:55:49
Also in: linux-fscrypt, linux-fsdevel

On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 10:22:30AM +0800, Anand Jain wrote:
Hi Eric,

  How about a section on the threat model specific to the file-name ?

  (Sorry if I am missing something).

Thanks, Anand
It's already mentioned that filenames are encrypted: "fscrypt protects the
confidentiality of file contents and filenames in the event of a single
point-in-time permanent offline compromise of the block device content."
There's not much more to it than that; all the other points in the "Threat
model" section (offline manipulations, timing attacks, access control, key
eviction, etc.) are essentially the same between contents and filenames
encryption.

Eric
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