2005-04-10 23:23:42

by Andreas Steinmetz

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Subject: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 3/3] documentation

--- linux-2.6.11.2/Documentation/power/swsusp.txt.ast 2005-04-10 21:07:01.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.11.2/Documentation/power/swsusp.txt 2005-04-10 21:10:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
echo platform > /sys/power/disk; echo disk > /sys/power/state


+Encrypted suspend image:
+------------------------
+If you want to store your suspend image encrypted with a temporary
+key to prevent data gathering after resume you must compile
+crypto and the aes algorithm into the kernel - modules won't work
+as they cannot be loaded at resume time.
+

Article about goals and implementation of Software Suspend for Linux
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2005-04-11 16:05:42

by Andreas Steinmetz

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Subject: Re: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 3/3] documentation

Bodo Eggert wrote:
> Andreas Steinmetz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>+If you want to store your suspend image encrypted with a temporary
>>+key to prevent data gathering after resume you must compile
>>+crypto and the aes algorithm into the kernel - modules won't work
>>+as they cannot be loaded at resume time.
>
>
> Can't that be ensured by selecting these options?

Yes, it is ensured. The text is there to give some hint how to to make
this option selectable.

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2005-04-11 16:13:44

by Bodo Eggert

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Subject: Re: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 3/3] documentation

Andreas Steinmetz <[email protected]> wrote:

> +If you want to store your suspend image encrypted with a temporary
> +key to prevent data gathering after resume you must compile
> +crypto and the aes algorithm into the kernel - modules won't work
> +as they cannot be loaded at resume time.

Can't that be ensured by selecting these options?
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