From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <wagner@tansi.org>
Received: from mail.saout.de ([127.0.0.1])
 by localhost (mail.saout.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)
 with ESMTP id n39CLkAJptjP for <dm-crypt@saout.de>;
 Sat,  3 Aug 2013 19:46:31 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from v6.tansi.org (unknown [87.118.116.4])
 by mail.saout.de (Postfix) with ESMTP
 for <dm-crypt@saout.de>; Sat,  3 Aug 2013 19:46:30 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from gatewagner.dyndns.org (77-56-214-138.dclient.hispeed.ch
 [77.56.214.138])
 by v6.tansi.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 5D55020DC66B
 for <dm-crypt@saout.de>; Sat,  3 Aug 2013 19:46:30 +0200 (CEST)
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 19:46:29 +0200
From: Arno Wagner <arno@wagner.name>
Message-ID: <20130803174629.GA7854@tansi.org>
References: <20130802215419.GA30294@tansi.org>
 <ktj1s7$5p1$1@ger.gmane.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <ktj1s7$5p1$1@ger.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] Cryptsetup FAQ montly pointer 8/13
List-Id: <dm-crypt.saout.de>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.saout.de/mailman/options/dm-crypt>,
 <mailto:dm-crypt-request@saout.de?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://www.saout.de/pipermail/dm-crypt/>
List-Post: <mailto:dm-crypt@saout.de>
List-Help: <mailto:dm-crypt-request@saout.de?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt>,
 <mailto:dm-crypt-request@saout.de?subject=subscribe>
To: dm-crypt@saout.de

That is not in there by intent as it is not universal,
but distribution-  and kernel-dependent.

Arno

On Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 08:51:09AM -0500, Robert Nichols wrote:
> On 08/02/2013 04:54 PM, Arno Wagner wrote:
> >The FAQ can be fount on the Web here:
> >   http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> >and in the sources.
> >
> >Changes:
> >- Added section on swap encryption as item 2.2
> 
> Another option for reliably identifying the swap partition is to use
> /dev/disk/by-id/<identifier> to identify the drive by model and serial
> number.  For example, my own swap partition is
> 
>     /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST95005620AS_5YX1NEGE-part5
> 
> That should be safe unless I re-purpose that drive and forget to update
> /etc/crypttab.
> 
> -- 
> Bob Nichols     "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address.
>                 Do NOT delete it.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> dm-crypt mailing list
> dm-crypt@saout.de
> http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt

-- 
Arno Wagner,     Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform.,    Email: arno@wagner.name
GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718  FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF  B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718
----
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it
so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to
make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first
method is far more difficult.  --Tony Hoare