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~From the linux-crypto list, a GREAT document on hard disk encryption. |
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~ http://mica.nfshost.com/HOWTO/Disk-Encryption/ |
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I have asked the author for permission to use a modified version of this |
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document in the Gentoo documentation. |
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We can point some Gentoo-ers at this and generate more feedback for him, |
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making for a better document. |
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David's document is specific to loop-AES and kernel 2.4; I have been |
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working hard on a CryptoAPI and kernel 2.6 version of this. (the hard |
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work is, unfortunately, R&D, trying to get it to work...) |
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- - boyd |
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- -------- Original Message -------- |
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Subject: Request for comments on "Disk Encryption HOWTO" |
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Date: 14 Aug 2003 01:24:42 -0700 |
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From: David Braun <po3mrk7302@××××××××××.com> |
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To: linux-crypto@××××××××.org |
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I wanted to encrypt my whole hard disk and looked for a method to do |
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so. I found methods close to this goal but not quite achieving it so I |
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made my own method and wrote it up. |
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I've included it in a new "Disk Encryption HOWTO", intended to supersede |
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the existing "Loopback Encrypted Filesystem HOWTO" [1]. Please read it |
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and provide me with criticism, suggestions, and other feedback. Here |
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are some things I'm looking for: |
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~ * Sanity check. Does it make sense? Am I way off base? |
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~ * Smoke test. Does the procedure work for you? |
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~ * Weakness. Could the security be improved in a practical way? |
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~ * Readability. Do you understand it easily? |
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The document is here: |
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~ http://mica.nfshost.com/HOWTO/Disk-Encryption/ |
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David Braun |
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[1] http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Loopback-Encrypted-Filesystem-HOWTO.html |
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Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system |
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Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/ |
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