Encrypted file systems on Linux - are any mainstream?

2003-03-27 Thread Michael MacIsaac
Hi list, Is anyone using an encrypted file system on Linux (the data is encrypted/decrypted betwee the disk and the OS)? Is there a de facto standard or is this still somewhat bleeding edge with Linux? How does it compare with MS EFS? ADthanksVANCE. -Mike MacIsaac, IBM [EMAIL

Re: Encrypted file systems on Linux - are any mainstream?

2003-03-27 Thread Adam Thornton
On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 03:59:23PM -0500, Michael MacIsaac wrote: Is anyone using an encrypted file system on Linux (the data is encrypted/decrypted betwee the disk and the OS)? Is there a de facto standard or is this still somewhat bleeding edge with Linux? I know at least one of our

Re: Encrypted file systems on Linux - are any mainstream?

2003-03-27 Thread Alex deVries
There's a few ways to do this, I'm sure. One way is to use a loop back device. Use 'losetup /dev/loop0 -e DES /dev/dasda1' to set it up, then create a filesystem on top of /dev/dasda1. That should send you in the right direction for more details... - Alex Michael MacIsaac wrote: Hi list, Is

Re: Encrypted file systems on Linux - are any mainstream?

2003-03-27 Thread Scott Courtney
On Thursday 27 March 2003 03:59 pm, Michael MacIsaac wrote: Is anyone using an encrypted file system on Linux (the data is encrypted/decrypted betwee the disk and the OS)? Is there a de facto standard or is this still somewhat bleeding edge with Linux? How does it compare with MS EFS?

Re: Encrypted file systems on Linux - are any mainstream?

2003-03-27 Thread John Summerfield
On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Alex deVries wrote: There's a few ways to do this, I'm sure. One way is to use a loop back device. Use 'losetup /dev/loop0 -e DES /dev/dasda1' to set it up, then create a filesystem on top of /dev/dasda1. Note: DES encryption is only available if the optional DES package