From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: 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 iaLf0T7UEjlt for ; Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:31:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from mx02a.posteo.de (mx02a.posteo.de [89.146.194.168]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.saout.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:31:44 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <52DFC83D.6060902@posteo.de> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:31:41 +0100 From: Falko MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <52DEDFA2.3050305@posteo.de> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] Cascading encryption how-to? List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Claudio Moretti Cc: "dm-crypt@saout.de" Thank you. I also found this http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.device-mapper.dm-crypt/3357/focus=3358. Regards Falko On 22.01.2014 00:56, Claudio Moretti wrote: > (sorry, hit the wrong button) > > It was proposed in a brainstorming session[1] in 2008, but AFAIK it's never been > implemented. > > I also found this[2] in which Milan said it's possible by creating LUKS over a > LUKS device, but it's hell in terms of performance and you need to open every > single device by itself (e.g. for aes-serpent-twofish you'd have to issue 3 > separate luksOpen commands). > > Since it creates performance issues, it might be best for you to create a regular > LUKS device for - say your root filesystem and then, if you need it and your OS > supports it, you can try > > a) using /etc/crypttab to "luksOpen" a part of that already encrypted partition (I > haven't tried, but it might be possible), or > b) use Truecrypt to unlock encrypted files you keep somewhere. > > Cheers, > > Claudio > > [1] http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/LUKSSpec20BrainStorming#Cascade_Ciphers > [2] http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.device-mapper.dm-crypt/3020 > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 11:50 PM, Claudio Moretti > wrote: > > It was proposed in a brainstorming session[1] > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Falko > wrote: > > Hey there, > > I was wondering how I set up cascading encryption like in Truecrypt (e.g. > aes-twofish or even twofish-serpent-aes...). I tried this: cryptsetup -v -c > serpent-twofish-xts-plain64 -s 512 -h sha512 --verify-passphrase -y > --use-random > luksFormat /dev/sdx which, of course, didn't work :o). I couldn't find > anything in > the man or internet either - only that it should be possible :o). > > Thanks > > Kind regards > > fb > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@saout.de > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > > >