Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2][RFC] Add dm-crypt target | From | Christophe Saout <> | Date | Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:11:40 +0100 |
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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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