From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from v6.tansi.org (ns.km31936-01.keymachine.de [87.118.116.4]) by mail.server123.net (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2014 04:31:32 +0100 (CET) Received: from gatewagner.dyndns.org (77-57-49-177.dclient.hispeed.ch [77.57.49.177]) by v6.tansi.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 0BDDE20DC1EB for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2014 04:31:32 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 04:31:31 +0100 From: Arno Wagner Message-ID: <20141202033131.GA12320@tansi.org> References: <5e1359f05d092cc49d6b80ba5941fca5@unseen.is> <20141201163919.GA1737@tansi.org> <258c1129921e267d5ea7024d0caffb46@unseen.is> <20141201222552.GA7055@tansi.org> <8d892210df8e540fac158c4dcdd9b13a@unseen.is> <20141202010319.GA8669@tansi.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] Pass+keyfile List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: dm-crypt@saout.de On Tue, Dec 02, 2014 at 03:43:53 CET, 0x14@unseen.is wrote: > >No bad logic so far, I overlooked that you use plain devices > >and that you seem to be after some form of plausible deniablility, > >not after increased security. Sorry. > > Some form of increased security with help of plausible deniability :-p > I assumed it sounds and looks like another snake oil, so I came here > for professional opinion :) > > >So if that is your goal, that would work. But be aware that > >you always have to type the full (long) command in and that > >you must make sure it does not end up on disk (shell history), > >otherwise it becomes obvious the two things are not random. > > Actually, I was writing a bash script to simplify things a bit > before I realize I need to clarify things here :) And I know about > HISTIGNORE and stuff. > > What`s your opinion anyways? You do support some "plausible > deniability" efforts with reservations, as I understood. Actually the other way round. I think plausible deniability is dangerous to the people using it in most situations. I am not going to help with it. Arno -- 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 ---- A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. -- Plato If it's in the news, don't worry about it. The very definition of "news" is "something that hardly ever happens." -- Bruce Schneier