Re: Linux distro w/loop-aes

[Peter_22@xxxxxx]

Hi!

To summarize it:
- accessing loop-aes encrypted partitions/containers is possible with any newer Knoppix Live CD/DVD
- setting up an entirely encrypted system (/) requires lots of hand work

As you asked for an USB-bootable solution I advise you to follow example 7.7 from loop-aes readme. This works even with SuSE and you can encrypt every bit of data on you drives. No bootpartition and no partition table will remain. Up to now I haven´t seen an installer that supports encrypted installations.

Best regards,
Peter


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Datum: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:34:32 -0400
Von: "Michael Bernstein" <mfbernstein@xxxxxxxxx>
An: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Linux distro w/loop-aes

> Greetings,
> 
> I've been following the Linux crypto scene on and off for a while now, and
> >from what I've seen, loop-aes is the most tried and true approach for
> partition-level encryption in Linux. In particular, I'm hoping to create
> an
> installation with an encrypted root, bootable only from an external USB
> key.
> 
> I was wondering if any of the major Linux distributions integrate loop-aes
> and/or facilitiate its installation. I've general found extensive tweaks
> lead to upgrade problems farther down the line, so a distro with loop-aes
> built-in would make life much easier.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Michael

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