In trying to DES encrypt a loop mounted ext2 file system, I get the
following errors:
losetup -e des /dev/loop4 MYFILE3
Password: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Init (up to 16 hex digits): xxxxxxxxxxxxx
ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
Using XOR works but we all know XOR isn't secure. Is there a patch to fix this?
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> In trying to DES encrypt a loop mounted ext2 file system, I get the
> following errors:
>
> losetup -e des /dev/loop4 MYFILE3
> Password: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Init (up to 16 hex digits): xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
>
> Using XOR works but we all know XOR isn't secure. Is there a patch
> to fix this?
>
Have you included the international kernel patch from kerneli.org?
Otherwise, you're getting a crypto-less kernel.
-hpa
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