Selling My Secure Desktop

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Wife and I had another kid this year, and "we" decided that it would be
best if I gave up my office upstairs and converted it into a nursery. As
a result of the changes this required, my desktop system is now the most
expensive paperweight evah -- I'm sort of at large about the house now, as
"we" decided that that works better.

So -- if you're looking for a top-notch secure desktop, I have one available.

rayServers Secure Silent Desktop

80GB HD
1GB RAM
1.2GHz Pentium M processor
Running Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake)
Windows XP via VMWare
All the expected security bells and whistles one could want in a system,
including ASE 256-bit encryption

Advanced Encryption Standard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Price new (early 2006) was just over $3,500

Will sell the system+19" Dell LCD monitor for $1,750 including shipping in
the continental US. Contact me off-list to work out shipping abroad or to
one of the freak states.


Frank
 


What actually makes it "secure"? You say it has AES encryption on it but how is it implemented and what is it used for on the system?

From their website it makes it sound like it's just normal hardware with some open source/free software pre-installed but I figure I must be missing something for the 3 grand markup they have.
 
What actually makes it "secure"? You say it has AES encryption on it but how is it implemented and what is it used for on the system?
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The whole drive is 'wrapped' (for lack of a better term) in the encryption process. The computer only functions properly when an external key is in place (in mine's case, a USB thumbdrive.)

From their website it makes it sound like it's just normal hardware with some open source/free software pre-installed but I figure I must be missing something for the 3 grand markup they have.
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Yeah, they are not for the frugal, to be sure. At the end of the day, one could say that indeed, it's just normal hardware with some FOSS installed, sure. But that also describes a Dell Inspiron with OpenOffice installed on it, and this is definitely a different sort of machine than the Dell. I've been very satisfied with it, and as mentioned above the reason for selling it is merely that it got obsoleted by a lifestyle change. The ongoing support from rS has been phenomenal and will transfer over to the new owner as well.


Frank
 
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