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Subject: Re: [dm-crypt]
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It should. You can try on a loop-file to be sure.

Arno

On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 21:03:17 CEST, Michael wrote:
> So a Luks partition with a detached header would look the same as a
> plain dm-crypt partition, right?
> Quoting Arno Wagner <arno@wagner.name>:
> 
> >Simple: plain dm-crypt is header-less.
> >More info in the FAQ, Section 6, in particular Items
> >6.11 and 6.12.
> >
> >Arno
> >
> >
> >On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 15:11:18 CEST, Michael wrote:
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I was wondering why a plain dm-crypt partition looks like random
> >>data while with a Luks partition an attacker will know that the
> >>partition is encrypted. What is exactly the difference on disk? Is
> >>it the header that would tell someone thats an encrypted partition?
> >>Would a Luks partition with a detached header change this situation?
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>--
> >>Regards,
> >>Michael
> >
> >>pub  2048R/CF8EDAA3 2014-06-04 Michael G <michael@skrilnetz.net>
> >>sub  2048R/28ADE1E3 2014-06-04
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> Regards,
> Michael

> pub  2048R/CF8EDAA3 2014-06-04 Michael G <michael@skrilnetz.net>
> sub  2048R/28ADE1E3 2014-06-04

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