Re: [gentoo-user] crypted key for dm-crypt
Hi, Well, I have dm-crypt configured and running. It encrypts tha swap, a loopback for /tmp (with a random key), all this using the standard /etc/conf.d/cryptfs. Now I'd like to encrypt my home with a key instad of a passphrase, place that key on my pen drive after etcrypting it with a key, my questions are: - How do I generate the key ? I have restricted my key to printable letters. So an easy way to generate a key without uuencode or stuff is something like this: cat /dev/random |sed -e s/[^a-zA-Z0-9]//g - How do I en/decrypt it ? Encrypt your just generated key? I thought you wanted to get rid of passphrases. You can use the key like it is to en/decrypt your data by just putting it on you pendrive and doing stuff with cryptsetup: cryptsetup -d KEY-FILENAME ... HTH a little bit. take care, have fun /christian pgp2I1tuWFepb.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Uncluttering my world file
Hi, On Wednesday 08 June 2005 17:34, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: My world file seems remarkably long to me at 129 lines. I know I've added some stuff, but many of these entries ring no bells in my memory. I think a big part of what has happened is that in various throes of dealing with portage, I've emerged particular things without the --oneshot flag -- I had this system for quite a while before I even knew about that flag. So: is there an easy way to find out if a package can be removed from world because it is already in there as a dependency or because of the profile? I'd like to pare world down to just the things that make a difference. Yes, the tool available in [1] does this job pretty good! Check the -sw switch for that. take care, have fun /christian [1] http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-260866-highlight-unclepine.html pgpsahQJZE2Ui.pgp Description: PGP signature
