Re: Status in 2007 of: loop-aes VS dm-crypt VS truecrypt

["Rudolf Deilmann" <rudolf.deilmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If you want to take a look at loop-aes I suggest 
> you take KNOPPIX which features loop-aes out of the
> box. 

Or try grml.org for testing purpose (speed, usability,...)  
It supports dmcrypt, loop-aes and truecrypt.

> Loop-aes is optimized for amd64. Furthermore it is 
> capable of encrypting the whole system which means 
> you start the PC from removable USB media. No 
> partition table and no plain text boot sector 
> remain. 

you can do this all with dmcrypt too ...
There is assembler-optimized code (AES_i586, aes_x86_64, twofish_i586,...) and you don't need a partition table or something like this. Just write your dm-crypt table by hand instead of using luks for key management,...

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