How can I encrypt all data in /var/www so no one except root can access it?

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I have a situation that I sell my product on an virtual machine with Ubuntu installed on it and it has a LAMP on it and I do not want any one to be able to copy or access my code.

Of course I have a very secure password for the root, but this is not an issue. Bad guys mound a CD with a live Linux and boot up on my VM so they work around all the passwords and gain access to my code. That is the reason I would like to have all my files and data in the www folder to be encrypted.

You may encrypt any directory see the following answers. Encrypting Files and folder through terminal and Is there a tool to encrypt a file or directory? But encrypting www? how about web access? you don't want that? — Achu, Sep 25 '13 at 05:20

score -1 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 25 '13 at 05:23

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If you means owner, I think you can try the chown command, also chmod. I think it will help you.

edited Sep 25 '13 at 05:23

Radu Rădeanu

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answered Sep 25 '13 at 05:22

joshuasui

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Changing the owner and encryption are not the same thing. OP is asking about encryption. – Warren Hill Sep 25 '13 at 05:57

How can I encrypt all data in /var/www so no one except root can access it?

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