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From: Peter Makholm <peter@makholm.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Idea: Encryption plugin architecture for file-systems
Date: 21 Apr 2001 21:21:44 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8766fyt5x3.fsf@xyzzy.adsl.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <NFBBIDPOFIIFCBDDFGLEGEMICCAA.nagytam@rerecognition.com>
In-Reply-To: <NFBBIDPOFIIFCBDDFGLEGEMICCAA.nagytam@rerecognition.com> (nagytam@rerecognition.com's message of "Sat, 21 Apr 2001 18:56:42 +0000 (UTC)")

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.

(Remember the problems whith crypto code in the US is mainly with
exporting it neither importing or using it.)

-- 
hash-bang-slash-bin-slash-bash

  parent reply	other threads:[~2001-04-21 19:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-04-21 18:52 Idea: Encryption plugin architecture for file-systems Tamas Nagy
2001-04-21 19:10 ` Ian Stirling
2001-04-21 19:11 ` Alistair Riddell
2001-04-21 19:13 ` Bart Trojanowski
2001-04-21 19:21 ` Peter Makholm [this message]
2001-04-21 19:37   ` Andi Kleen
2001-04-21 20:26     ` Herbert Valerio Riedel
2001-04-21 22:50     ` Dan Hollis
2001-04-21 22:49   ` Dan Hollis
2001-04-22  9:42     ` Olaf Titz
2001-04-21 19:40 ` Stefan Jaschke
2001-04-23 20:12   ` Dale Amon
2001-04-24  2:54     ` David L. Nicol
2001-04-24 16:08       ` Dale Amon

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