History-less repository?

[Arne Babenhauserheide]

I think if you can split a bigger SVN repository into many smaller project-
repositories and people only have the history of the projects they currently 
work on, you actually get better security. 

In that case, every laptop contains only the parts which would have been in 
the Subversion repository anyway (though with history), and possibly far less 
data others could steal. 

There is nothing you can do to keep one of the people with access to the 
repository from outright stealing - they could just as well copy the entire 
subversion tree with all history. 

But per-project repositories with access rules (only the ones who work on the 
project part may clone it) could improve security in that case, too. 

What would do more additional damage: Stolen history of a subtree or a stolen 
snapshot of all data? 

That aside, I'd go with Giorgos: Just encrypt all laptop data, so a stolen 
laptop is no longer an issue. 

Best wishes, 
Arne
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