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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: More systemdCrap
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:59:26 -0700
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:50:25 +0000
Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> wrote:

> Carlos has already suggested that there might be a method to 
> cryptographically sign the logs, making alterations very difficult,
> even to a privileged user.

Perhaps there is - but, as has already been pointed out, if journalctl
can delete records by date, it is certainly *possible* to delete
records by source. Any encryption that does not prevent the former
cannot prevent the latter.