Re: [dm-crypt] cryptsetup, LUKS, plausible deniability

[test532@codingninjas.org]

> I do the same. In fact I use dm-crypt with a random key
> and non-crypto randomness (mersenne-twister) for this.
> 
> For full drives it works. The discussion at hand is about
> "random" areas that only cover part of a drive that is
> still in use.
Really? Where in the thread other than in your email just now does it say we 
were only talking specifically about 'areas that only cover part of a drive'? 
Nowhere. You may want to discontinue assuming that everyone uses dm-crypt only 
like yourself.

> 
> Arno
> 
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 02:26:37PM -0400, test532@codingninjas.org wrote:
> > I blank out with random data any hard drive I no longer use (as it is too
> > small, too slow, Etc). These are filled with just that, random data; No
> > encrypted data left on those drives.
> >
> > =
> >
> > plausible deniability
> >
> > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 09:32:39PM +0200, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote:
> > > > Sarah Dean <sdean12@sdean12.org> wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:04:48 -0400, test532@codingninjas.org wrote:
> > > > >>external luks header feature that Rick mentioned. dm-crypt comes
> > > > >> with practically every linux. Therefor, having dm-crypt installed
> > > > >> on one's system means nothing.
> > > >
> > > > dm-crypt on a system together with lots of random-like data just
> > > > means something more.
> > >
> > > Indeed. And the presence of encrypted/random data can be tested for
> > > with relatively low effort.
> > >
> > > Arno
> >
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