From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cryptfs
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:13:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080330211304.1e9506aa@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200803301851.04547.dirk.heinrichs@online.de>
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On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:50:59 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> > I use a variant of this, where keys are stored on a dedicated
> > partition. The pre_mount and post_mount (which unmounts the
> > filesystem) ensure that the keys are only visible for as long as it
> > takes to mount the other filesystems.
>
> I protect the root fs with a passphrase and all other volumes with a
> keyfile stored in this fs. No need to mount anything (however, I _do_
> need an initramfs because of this).
That still means your keys are readable all the time, whereas mine
disappear long before the network comes up.
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Neil Bothwick
Remember, it takes 47 muscles to frown
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-03-30 20:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-03-29 17:32 [gentoo-user] Cryptfs Florian Philipp
2008-03-30 7:50 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-03-30 11:24 ` Florian Philipp
2008-03-30 11:24 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-03-30 13:06 ` Neil Bothwick
2008-03-30 16:50 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-03-30 20:13 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2008-03-31 6:36 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-03-31 8:11 ` Neil Bothwick
2008-03-31 16:15 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-03-31 22:11 ` Neil Bothwick
2008-04-01 6:04 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-04-01 7:49 ` Neil Bothwick
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