From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cp-out12.libero.it (cp-out12.libero.it [212.52.84.112]) by mail.saout.de (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:56:55 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [10.83.0.4] (151.49.183.247) by cp-out12.libero.it (8.5.107) id 4A9203FC04883ADD for dm-crypt@saout.de; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:56:54 +0200 Message-ID: <4AACB3D5.6040009@tiscali.it> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:56:53 +0200 From: Tommaso MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20090912215345.GA8666@alpha2> <20090912222223.GA23233@tansi.org> In-Reply-To: <20090912222223.GA23233@tansi.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] cryptsetup, LUKS, plausible deniability Reply-To: elisapippo@tiscali.it List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: dm-crypt@saout.de > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 11:53:45PM +0200, Ivan Stankovic wrote: >> I'd like to start a discussion about plausible deniability for LUKS (see >> http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/issues/detail?id=7). I think that plausible deniability would be a good thing, even if it is somewhat difficult to rely upon (the xkcd strip explains this well ihih), and maybe it goes beyond the scopes of LUKS. Nonetheless it would be nice to have such an option. One thing I'd like to address however, regarding a possible future implementation of truecrypt-style "hidden devices". If you'll ever plan to do such a thing, remember that they are absolutely useless (except maybe for USB sticks) until it will be not possible to use something different from FAT16 for the host device. I tell you this because I had many, many difficulties using a hidden device for my home, until at last I had to abandon the idea.