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Am 14.05.2014 02:39, schrieb Neil Bothwick:

>> Doesn't that screw up the whole idea of checksumming etc ?
> 
> Not to my mind. The bits are recorded and checksummed, that's what 
> matters. If a bit on a platter is flipped, the decrypted bits will
> also change.

But then the "container" of the btrfs would be corrupted, right?

>> In my understanding the FS (=btrfs or zfs) should have the
>> direct contact to the "metal" (=hdd/sdd) to be fully able to
>> detect bitrot and stuff.
> 
> It is a recommended method of encryption in the BTRFS FAQ.
> 
> https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Does_btrfs_support_encryption.3F
>
>  As btrfs does not support encryption itself, this or ecryptfs are
> the only options.

Yes, I saw that as well. Will give it a try sometimes soon ...

S

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