From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from nm22-vm2.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com (nm22-vm2.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com [98.138.91.210]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.server123.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:05:56 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:05:52 +0000 (UTC) From: H McCurdy Reply-To: H McCurdy Message-ID: <1738110781.2276602.1450897552997.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_2276601_1257647630.1450897552994" References: <1738110781.2276602.1450897552997.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Subject: [dm-crypt] Can LUKS be used on a tmpfs? List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: "dm-crypt@saout.de" ------=_Part_2276601_1257647630.1450897552994 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Is it possible to get crypt_init() to use a tmpfs instead of a block device= or a file? I realize there are sanity issues related to such an inquiry because the ke= y is in RAM and so is the "disk."=C2=A0 Regardless, I have the question. BTW, an older ramdisk (/dev/ram0) does appear to work. Hugh ------=_Part_2276601_1257647630.1450897552994 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi,

Is it possible to get crypt_init() to use a tmpfs instead of a block device or a file?

I realize there are sanity issues related to such an inquiry because the key is in RAM and so is the "disk."  Regardless, I have the question.

BTW, an older ramdisk (/dev/ram0) does appear to work.

Hugh
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