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On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 22:18:15 +0100, Ralf wrote: |
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> >> What would be the best way to have a Raid 10 together with a |
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> >> encrypted Btrfs? |
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> > What about crypto on top of btrfs using a stacked filesystem like |
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> > ecryptfs? |
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> Nope, I also thought about that, but this is not elegant. Besides that, |
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> it would also slow down the system as ecryptfs runs in the VFS layer and |
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> is yet another layer which operates on top of an existing filesystem. |
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> (and not like luks, which would run a layer below btrfs). So that's a |
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> lot of overhead. |
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But you're only doing it once. |
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> Ecryptfs is really nice for encrypting dedicated files or directories |
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> but I don't think that it is a good solution for encrypting a _whole_ |
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> general purpose filesystem. |
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Do you need to encrypt everything? Being able to only encrypt the |
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directories that need it may be an advantage. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. |
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