In Gutsy, the alternate installer can now create encrypted LVM layouts (but with no fancy manipulation tools...). I am now curious about interoperability with Windows for encrypted external drives.
External hard disks and flash drives using NTFS or FAT32 work in Linux or Windows now. The FreeOTFE program allows Windows to access a LUKS partition (NOT LVM) as well. Logically, it would help users with encryption needs to have a tool in GNOME to create LUKS-encrypted USB flash or hard drives, and request/change the key (file? Or just password?) when gnome-volume-manager detects them. I think this would be very interesting to users sharing private data between Windows and Linux. Truecrypt is a pain (all command line stuff), and Linux supports LUKS anyway. With LUKS on Linux and FreeOTFE accessing the LUKS partitions on Windows, users can easily share data via removable drives. -- Bring back the Firefox plushy! http://digg.com/linux_unix/Is_the_Firefox_plush_gone_for_good https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322367 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
