Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:11:07 +0100 (BST) | From | Alistair Riddell <> | Subject | Re: Idea: Encryption plugin architecture for file-systems |
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Have you tried:
man losetup
losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/hdxx -e DES mke2fs /dev/loop0 mount /dev/loop0 /mnt/
On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Tamas Nagy wrote:
> Hello, > > Lot of people would like to know their data in secure place, and the > frequent usage of compression softwares could be time-consuming and boring > sometime. > > Idea: > extend the current file-system with an optional plug-in system, which allows > for file-system level encryption instead of file-level. This could be used > transparently for applications or even for file-system drivers. This > doesn't mean an encrypted file-system, but a transparent encryption of a > media instead. > > Advantages: > #1: optional security level for every data, without user interaction. > #2: if this idea is used e.g. for portable media (like cdrom), your backup > could be in safe also. > #3: (almost;)) everybody could create own security plugin for their data, > and not have to trust on the designers of a secure file systems. > > I suspect that this idea may appeared in the past:(, but I haven't heard > about it;). > > So, what do you think about this? Is Linux kernel enough flexible to do > this? What changes are necessary to do such a thing? Is there any other way, > to have own security for file-systems or portable medias? Is this > implementation could be used in the US? > > Best regards, > Tamas Nagy > > > > > - > 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/ >
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