Security features of Linpus Lite 1.4

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 1, 2010

[ Thanks to finid
for this link. ]

“Linpus Lite 1.4 is the latest update to the Linux
distribution published by Linpus Technologies, Inc. of Taipei,
Taiwan. Though designed for use on netbooks and low-power
computers, it is one of the best distributions that I have reviewed
for publication on this website. It features a slick installation
program (see the screenshots) and a Simple Mode interface that
would make it an ideal distribution for tablet computers.

“With this article, I present all the physical and network
security features available on this distribution. But before we get
to the security features that it has, let me list the (security)
features it should, but does not have. It is a very short list:

“1. Disk encryption – Sapphire, the installation program
on Linpus Lite 1.4, does not have support for setting up disk
encryption – at the partition level or full disk.

“Ok, now to the available security features:”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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