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Linux Files System Encryption
Encryption of files on a server is often the last gate in keeping unauthorized users from gaining access to sensitive data. File-level encryption is prevalent with tools like PGP. Unfortunately file-level encryption still exposes the OS structure of a server to the hacker. Plus, managing the encryption/decryption of individual files can be expense from a system resource perspective. An alternative would be to encrypt the entire file system and perform the encryption/decryption at the file system level on the fly. (more…)
Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: disk, encryption, linux, pgp, waas — appgirl @ 8:25 pmComments (0)
Load Balancing Email
Here’s a different approach on using DNS to distribute users across multiple email servers. Load Balancing Email
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when web people think architecture
I don’t recall when or how I found highscalability.com but it’s one of the sites that I bookmark and review periodically. Finally, a website that caters to us application/server folks that need to know what it takes to build an environment that support gazillion users. (more…)
Filed under: httpd — appgirl @ 8:31 pmComments (0)