Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 15:22:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 15:22:05 -0400 Received: from port29.ds1-rdo.adsl.cybercity.dk ([212.242.196.94]:43121 "HELO xyzzy.adsl.dk") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 15:21:51 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Idea: Encryption plugin architecture for file-systems In-Reply-To: X-Home-Page: http://peter.makholm.net/ Xyzzy: Nothing happens! From: Peter Makholm Date: 21 Apr 2001 21:21:44 +0200 In-Reply-To: (nagytam@rerecognition.com's message of "Sat, 21 Apr 2001 18:56:42 +0000 (UTC)") Message-ID: <8766fyt5x3.fsf@xyzzy.adsl.dk> Lines: 14 User-Agent: Gnus/5.090001 (Oort Gnus v0.01) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org nagytam@rerecognition.com ("Tamas Nagy") writes: > Idea: > extend the current file-system with an optional plug-in system, which allows > for file-system level encryption instead of file-level. That's is one of the things the loop device offers. For better encryption than XOR you need the patches from kerneli.org. (Remember the problems whith crypto code in the US is mainly with exporting it neither importing or using it.) -- hash-bang-slash-bin-slash-bash - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/