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From: "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel upgrade and now LUKS failure.
Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 21:16:08
Message-Id: 4BE482CD.5080502@xunil.at
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel upgrade and now LUKS failure. by "Stefan G. Weichinger"
1 Am 07.05.2010 16:24, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger:
2 > Am 07.05.2010 10:53, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger:
3 >
4 >> I think I am gonna file a bug for this now.
5 >
6 > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=318865
7
8 Aside from the potential bug:
9
10 As I store the "verysekrit.key" on the same hdd as the encrypted device
11 and use the rather simple shadowed password to decrypt that key ...
12 isn't that just plain stupid?
13
14 The overall security is just as good as my password.
15 Cracking it with john opens the key to decrypting the LUKS-volume ...
16
17 Yes, if I would store the key on another volume (stick or something) as
18 mentioned in that howto it would make sense but in my case ...
19
20 *scratches head* ;-)
21
22 Stefan

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