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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:37:51 +0200
From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: Peter Makholm <peter@makholm.net>
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Subject: Re: Idea: Encryption plugin architecture for file-systems
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On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 09:21:44PM +0200, Peter Makholm wrote:
> 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.

No, you don't. The standard kernel loop device supports loading of external 
crypto filters just fine; no patching at all required.


-Andi
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