ClamTK and Encrypted Home Directory
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I recently encrypted my home directory and since then I have realized Clam AV is not really scanning the file in my home directory. It is scanning the encrypted files. I am running the scan with the user who's home is encrypted (using ecryptfs-migrate-home).
How can I recursively scan my encrypted home directory now using ClamTK or freshclam?
ecryptfs clamav clamtk
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
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I recently encrypted my home directory and since then I have realized Clam AV is not really scanning the file in my home directory. It is scanning the encrypted files. I am running the scan with the user who's home is encrypted (using ecryptfs-migrate-home).
How can I recursively scan my encrypted home directory now using ClamTK or freshclam?
ecryptfs clamav clamtk
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
1012
You can't scan encrypted files, you have to decrypt them, then scan them
– Panther
Jan 28 at 4:37
Agreed, but for all use other than the virus scan the contents of the home directory are automatically decrypted without me having to explicitly take any action to decrypt. Why won’t that be the case while virus scanning?
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 4:41
You are asking why clamav or any virus scanner does not have decryption as a feature ? Really ? It would be poor encryption if clamav could decrypt the data.
– Panther
Jan 28 at 14:54
No, the decryption is at the point when the user who’s home is encrypted logs in. The user doesn’t need to decrypt individual files to use. I am expecting the same from the antivirus for reading files during the scan.
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 14:59
user logs in -> files are decrypted. Then step run clamav. Exclude the encrypted files if you wish (.Private I think)
– Panther
Jan 28 at 15:49
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I recently encrypted my home directory and since then I have realized Clam AV is not really scanning the file in my home directory. It is scanning the encrypted files. I am running the scan with the user who's home is encrypted (using ecryptfs-migrate-home).
How can I recursively scan my encrypted home directory now using ClamTK or freshclam?
ecryptfs clamav clamtk
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
1012
I recently encrypted my home directory and since then I have realized Clam AV is not really scanning the file in my home directory. It is scanning the encrypted files. I am running the scan with the user who's home is encrypted (using ecryptfs-migrate-home).
How can I recursively scan my encrypted home directory now using ClamTK or freshclam?
ecryptfs clamav clamtk
ecryptfs clamav clamtk
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
1012
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
1012
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
1012
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
1012
asked Jan 28 at 4:13
Yazad Khambata
1012
1012
You can't scan encrypted files, you have to decrypt them, then scan them
– Panther
Jan 28 at 4:37
Agreed, but for all use other than the virus scan the contents of the home directory are automatically decrypted without me having to explicitly take any action to decrypt. Why won’t that be the case while virus scanning?
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 4:41
You are asking why clamav or any virus scanner does not have decryption as a feature ? Really ? It would be poor encryption if clamav could decrypt the data.
– Panther
Jan 28 at 14:54
No, the decryption is at the point when the user who’s home is encrypted logs in. The user doesn’t need to decrypt individual files to use. I am expecting the same from the antivirus for reading files during the scan.
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 14:59
user logs in -> files are decrypted. Then step run clamav. Exclude the encrypted files if you wish (.Private I think)
– Panther
Jan 28 at 15:49
add a comment |Â
You can't scan encrypted files, you have to decrypt them, then scan them
– Panther
Jan 28 at 4:37
Agreed, but for all use other than the virus scan the contents of the home directory are automatically decrypted without me having to explicitly take any action to decrypt. Why won’t that be the case while virus scanning?
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 4:41
You are asking why clamav or any virus scanner does not have decryption as a feature ? Really ? It would be poor encryption if clamav could decrypt the data.
– Panther
Jan 28 at 14:54
No, the decryption is at the point when the user who’s home is encrypted logs in. The user doesn’t need to decrypt individual files to use. I am expecting the same from the antivirus for reading files during the scan.
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 14:59
user logs in -> files are decrypted. Then step run clamav. Exclude the encrypted files if you wish (.Private I think)
– Panther
Jan 28 at 15:49
You can't scan encrypted files, you have to decrypt them, then scan them
– Panther
Jan 28 at 4:37
You can't scan encrypted files, you have to decrypt them, then scan them
– Panther
Jan 28 at 4:37
Agreed, but for all use other than the virus scan the contents of the home directory are automatically decrypted without me having to explicitly take any action to decrypt. Why won’t that be the case while virus scanning?
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 4:41
Agreed, but for all use other than the virus scan the contents of the home directory are automatically decrypted without me having to explicitly take any action to decrypt. Why won’t that be the case while virus scanning?
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 4:41
You are asking why clamav or any virus scanner does not have decryption as a feature ? Really ? It would be poor encryption if clamav could decrypt the data.
– Panther
Jan 28 at 14:54
You are asking why clamav or any virus scanner does not have decryption as a feature ? Really ? It would be poor encryption if clamav could decrypt the data.
– Panther
Jan 28 at 14:54
No, the decryption is at the point when the user who’s home is encrypted logs in. The user doesn’t need to decrypt individual files to use. I am expecting the same from the antivirus for reading files during the scan.
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 14:59
No, the decryption is at the point when the user who’s home is encrypted logs in. The user doesn’t need to decrypt individual files to use. I am expecting the same from the antivirus for reading files during the scan.
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 14:59
user logs in -> files are decrypted. Then step run clamav. Exclude the encrypted files if you wish (.Private I think)
– Panther
Jan 28 at 15:49
user logs in -> files are decrypted. Then step run clamav. Exclude the encrypted files if you wish (.Private I think)
– Panther
Jan 28 at 15:49
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You can't scan encrypted files, you have to decrypt them, then scan them
– Panther
Jan 28 at 4:37
Agreed, but for all use other than the virus scan the contents of the home directory are automatically decrypted without me having to explicitly take any action to decrypt. Why won’t that be the case while virus scanning?
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 4:41
You are asking why clamav or any virus scanner does not have decryption as a feature ? Really ? It would be poor encryption if clamav could decrypt the data.
– Panther
Jan 28 at 14:54
No, the decryption is at the point when the user who’s home is encrypted logs in. The user doesn’t need to decrypt individual files to use. I am expecting the same from the antivirus for reading files during the scan.
– Yazad Khambata
Jan 28 at 14:59
user logs in -> files are decrypted. Then step run clamav. Exclude the encrypted files if you wish (.Private I think)
– Panther
Jan 28 at 15:49