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](http://askubuntu.com/questions/98443/encrypting-files-and-folder-through-terminal) and [Is there a tool to encrypt a file or directory?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/27770/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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