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Am Montag, 23. Juni 2008 schrieb ext Chris Walters: |
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> Sorry if this subject has been hashed and rehashed again, but I was |
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> wondering which Gentoo partition encryption scheme is considered the |
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> best, in terms of: |
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> 1. Security |
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Don't know, I'm not a crypto expert. |
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> 2. Ease of setup and use |
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dm-crypt with LUKS is IMHO the easier one to setup. |
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> 3. Number and type of ciphers available |
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Maybe I'm wrong, but the name loop-aes tells this, right? With LUKS, one can |
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use (nearly?) any cipher/hash supported by the kernel. |
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> This question is inspired by my current use of loop-AES on my home |
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> directories, and my desire to encrypt my whole filesystem - except for a |
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> boot loader partition. |
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Gentoo has support for both. Big plus of LUKS is the ability to assign more |
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than one key (so my wife can boot the laptop with her own key). |
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HTH... |
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Dirk |
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