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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2][RFC] Add dm-crypt target
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Am Mo, den 22.12.2003 schrieb Andi Kleen um 23:29:

> > this is the actual dm-crypt target. It uses cryptoapi to achive the same
> > goal as cryptoloop.
>
> Is the IV argument compatible to block backed loop?

Yes. You can mount filesystems created on cryptoloop devices with
dm-crypt.

There are plans to go beyond what cryptoloop can do (without giving up
compatibility) though, like being able to use a hash of the sector
number as iv using a digest algorithm for better security.

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Christophe Saout <christophe@saout.de>
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