[PATCH encrypted swsusp 3/3] documentation

[PATCH encrypted swsusp 3/3] documentation

[Andreas Steinmetz]

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The following patch adds some information for encrypted suspend to the
swsusp documentation.
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--- linux-2.6.11.2/Documentation/power/swsusp.txt.ast	2005-04-10 21:07:01.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.11.2/Documentation/power/swsusp.txt	2005-04-10 21:10:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
 echo platform > /sys/power/disk; echo disk > /sys/power/state
 
 
+Encrypted suspend image:
+------------------------
+If you want to store your suspend image encrypted with a temporary
+key to prevent data gathering after resume you must compile
+crypto and the aes algorithm into the kernel - modules won't work
+as they cannot be loaded at resume time.
+
 
 Article about goals and implementation of Software Suspend for Linux
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Re: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 3/3] documentation

[Bodo Eggert]

Andreas Steinmetz <ast@domdv.de> wrote:

> +If you want to store your suspend image encrypted with a temporary
> +key to prevent data gathering after resume you must compile
> +crypto and the aes algorithm into the kernel - modules won't work
> +as they cannot be loaded at resume time.

Can't that be ensured by selecting these options?
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Re: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 3/3] documentation

[Andreas Steinmetz]

Bodo Eggert wrote:
> Andreas Steinmetz <ast@domdv.de> wrote:
> 
> 
>>+If you want to store your suspend image encrypted with a temporary
>>+key to prevent data gathering after resume you must compile
>>+crypto and the aes algorithm into the kernel - modules won't work
>>+as they cannot be loaded at resume time.
> 
> 
> Can't that be ensured by selecting these options?

Yes, it is ensured. The text is there to give some hint how to to make
this option selectable.

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