Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> dm-crypt[1] and loop-aes[2] are two alternatives. The former has been >> very reliable for me so far. >> >> [1] http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/ > > Yep, I've been using dm-crypt with LUKS for a while now, without any > problems whatsoever. Asks mer for the passphrase when I bootup, then > merrily continues on its way. You can also use a USB disk or some > other medium to store the passphrase. > > It's been a while since I set it up, so I'm rather rusty on how it > all fits together now, but follow > http://gentoo-wiki.com/SECURITY_System_Encryption_DM-Crypt_with_LUKS > and you'll go far.
Thanks for some real world input.. Am I write in thinking dm-crypt does not support using a regular file (not a partition) as the base of encrypted file system? Looking thru some of the docu.. I see only references to creating an actual partition to be encrypted.. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
