Author: robert Date: 2008-10-26 02:27:12 -0600 (Sun, 26 Oct 2008) New Revision: 1475
Modified: branches/Onward/temporary_system/util-linux-ng.txt Log: Added notes about loop-aes swap keys. Modified: branches/Onward/temporary_system/util-linux-ng.txt =================================================================== --- branches/Onward/temporary_system/util-linux-ng.txt 2008-10-26 07:35:21 UTC (rev 1474) +++ branches/Onward/temporary_system/util-linux-ng.txt 2008-10-26 08:27:12 UTC (rev 1475) @@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ bzcat ../util-linux-ng-2.14.1-20081015.diff.bz2 | patch -p1 && +# Loop-AES uses /dev/urandom to create the key for random key swap partitions. +# Generally this is ideal, however swap is activated at a predictable time and +# the kernel entropy may also be predictable when swap is activated. It is +# best to activate swap after /dev/urandom has been seeded, during boot, but +# this needs modification of the LFS boot scripts. + mkdir -v obj/ && cd obj/ && -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hlfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
