Apparatus and method for protecting data in Linux-based operating system

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for protecting data in a Linux-based operating system, the apparatus including: a physical storage device; and a processor provided with a user application, a user library, a virtual file system (VFS), a kernel-based file system, a Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) kernel driver, and a FUSE user daemon as software modules. A file containing protection target data may be safely protected by being stored in a FUSE storage area that is accessible only in a FUSE mount state.

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