GBDE-GEOM Based Disk Encryption

The ever increasing mobility of computers has made protection of data on digital storage media an important requirement in a number of applications and situations. GBDE is a strong cryptographic facility for denying unauthorised access to data stored on a ‘‘cold’’ disk for decades and longer. GBDE operates on the disk(-partition) level allowing any type of file system or database to be protected. A significant focus has been put on the practical aspects in order to make it possible to deploy GBDE in the real world. 1

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: BSDCON
• Authors: Poul-Henning Kamp
• Keywords: BSDCON 2003, Digital Storage Media, Important Requirement, Operating System, Strong Cryptographic Facility