Re: CD-ROM Encryption on-the-fly ?

[Dennis Stosberg <dennis@stosberg.net>]

Am 26.07.2002 um 14:33 schrieb Reos Zgium:

> Wouldn't it be possible to write a small piece of code, which
> encrypts stdin->stdout. This would compact the example above
> into one line like this:
> [...]
> The trick here is writing this pipe-program which is is
> compatible with the crypto-loop kernel driver so the data can
> later be transparently decrypted.  Main obstacles are the IV
> and the blocksize. The crypto-loop has no external interface
> (or i failed to find it) so the separate encryption program
> would have to duplicate the crypt-loop's
> functionality. Disregarding future compatibility problems,
> this small program would be quite simple to code.

Jari Ruusu announced such a tool for use with loop-aes a few
weeks ago. Someone wanted to use loop-aes encrypted file
systems on Solaris, IIRC. Just search the list archive for
"Solaris".


Regards, 
Dennis

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