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Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] Encrypt all partitions with dm-crypt
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On 06.09.2012, Arno Wagner wrote: 

> Encrypted swap is generally fine, as long as it gets a random
> encryption key on system boot.

This statement implies that swap is insecure if it doesn't get a
random encrption key on system boot. Why do you think it is?