Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Initrd-script questions
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:27:07
Message-Id: 20080318172703.05554205@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Initrd-script questions by Florian Philipp
1 On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:56:30 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote:
2
3 > Third idea: Using a dedicated volume for storing the plaintext key.
4 > Cumbersome, doesn't reduce the risk that srm isn't enough to protect the
5 > key.
6
7 You could use an encrypted volume to store the key. Your init script asks
8 for the key for that volume, then all other volumes use key(s) stored on
9 that volume. I do this, but have no idea how it will work with suspend.
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13 Neil Bothwick
14
15 Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
16 until you hear them speak.

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