Re: Idea: Encryption plugin architecture for file-systems

Dan Hollis
2001-04-21T22:50:02Z

On 21 Apr 2001, Peter Makholm wrote:
> nagytam@rerecognition.com ("Tamas Nagy") writes:
> > Idea:
> > extend the current file-system with an optional plug-in system, which allows
> > for file-system level encryption instead of file-level.
> That's is one of the things the loop device offers. For better
> encryption than XOR you need the patches from kerneli.org.

I think he wants to avoid the *!!SEVERE!!* performance problems in
loopback crypto. A crypto plugin directly to filesystems would certainly
avoid most of it.

-Dan