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Re: [Q] Encrypted GIT?

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LLLuke Lu <git@vicaya.com>
Date
Mar 13, 2008, 18:36 UTC
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On Mar 13, 2008, at 1:48 AM, Alexander Gladysh wrote:
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> Hi, list!
>
> I want to create a private GIT repo (without working copy) on a
> machine in external data-center. While I do not actually believe that
> it is possible that someone who has physical access to a machine would
> be interested in peeking into my repo, I'd like to play safe and to
> have this issue covered.
>
> Please advise what is the best way to do it. Are there any existing  
> solutions?

An obvious and easy solution: use an encrypted partition on the remote server and ssh as transport. Last time I checked, git on encrypted volumes is plenty fast.

__Luke
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  1. Alexander GladyshMar 13, 2008
  2. Miklos VajnaMar 13, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinMar 13, 2008
  4. Miklos VajnaMar 13, 2008
  5. Theodore TsoMar 13, 2008
  6. Alexander GladyshMar 13, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinMar 13, 2008
  8. Jeff KingMar 13, 2008
  9. Jeff KingMar 13, 2008
  10. Jeff KingMar 13, 2008
  11. Theodore TsoMar 13, 2008
  12. Jeff KingMar 13, 2008
  13. David BrownMar 13, 2008
  14. Thomas HarningMar 13, 2008
  15. Luke LuMar 13, 2008
  16. Thomas HarningMar 13, 2008
  17. Luke LuMar 13, 2008

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