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List:       linux-crypto
Subject:    Re: losetup-combined patch offline
From:       Ben Slusky <sluskyb () paranoiacs ! org>
Date:       2006-04-17 14:49:42
Message-ID: 20060417144942.GB25453 () paranoiacs ! org
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 04:19:21 +1000, John Tate wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> The patch here needed for cryptoloop volumes with keysize specified and
> such (the losetup-combined.patch) located here:
> http://www.stwing.org/~sluskyb/util-linux/losetup-combined.patch is
> offline at the moment.
> 
> Does anyone have a copy?
> Why is it not included with util-linux anyway?

Andries apparently felt the changes were too invasive for core system utilities.

As Evgeniy said, cryptoloop has been deprecated in favor of dm-crypt,
which is more robust and backward compatible[1]. I stopped using that
patch some time ago. :-/ But if you need it in a pinch, you can find it
here:
<URL:http://www.paranoiacs.org/~sluskyb/hacks/util-linux/losetup-combined.patch>

HTH,
-
-Ben

[1] But the non-compatible ESSIV cipher mode is recommended for greater
    security.

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Ben Slusky                      | Those who will not reason, are
sluskyb@paranoiacs.org          | bigots, those who cannot, are
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PGP keyID ADA44B3B              | are slaves.   -Lord Byron
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