2002-01-09 17:49:46

by Michael Zhu

Subject:

>
> This may be a troll. How would you boot? Who
decrypts during the
> boot?
>

You mean that the loop device couldn't en/decrypt the
whole data on the disk? That mean the loop device
could implement the block level en/decryption.

Michael

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2002-01-09 18:18:36

by Jens Axboe

Subject: Re: your mail

On Wed, Jan 09 2002, Michael Zhu wrote:
> >
> > This may be a troll. How would you boot? Who
> decrypts during the
> > boot?
> >
>
> You mean that the loop device couldn't en/decrypt the
> whole data on the disk? That mean the loop device
> could implement the block level en/decryption.

Please, read up on the loop crypto stuff off-list. Most of these
questions are very FAQ. You can loop crypto a whole disk or partition of
you want.

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Jens Axboe