From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from op7.codingninjas.org (op7.codingninjas.org [209.222.52.116]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.saout.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:02:38 +0200 (CEST) Received: from sschai.localnet (CPE0080c6e9d913-CM000f9f4fecc0.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [99.249.56.245]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by op7.codingninjas.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 127DB4E226C for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:04:57 -0400 (EDT) From: test532@codingninjas.org Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:50 -0400 References: <200909142004.49035.test532@codingninjas.org> <200909171426.38117.test532@codingninjas.org> <20090918012025.GB11016@tansi.org> In-Reply-To: <20090918012025.GB11016@tansi.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200909180000.51019.test532@codingninjas.org> Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] cryptsetup, LUKS, plausible deniability List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: dm-crypt@saout.de > 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 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dm-crypt mailing list > > dm-crypt@saout.de > > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt >