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List:       linux-crypto
Subject:    Re: AES -LWR-IV encrypting without kernel recomplile?
From:       Phil H <philtickle200 () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2006-02-02 9:29:36
Message-ID: 20060202092936.43929.qmail () web54003 ! mail ! yahoo ! com
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The recent version of Truecrypt now claims to  implement LWR I think, mainly in \
response to well-aimed criticisms by  people like Jari.  What shoudl be of concern is \
that it took so long  for Truecrypt to wake up to this issue in the first place.  
    I have no idea if that in fact resolves Truecrypt's brokeness - it would be \
interesting to know.   
    On linux it requires the device mapper stuff, hence a 2.6.something  kernel that \
is capable of this.   But it can only mount, not create,  encrypted volumes under \
linux - that you have to under windoze -  and  this is a tremendous bore.  malvert \
<mavert@telenet.be> wrote:  
    Hi all
  It seems that this discussion kind of got stalled way back in early 2005.
  Is a solution to be expected soon for this rather awkward situation. 
  I would   by far prefer a 'non-broken' AES-LWR encryption without the hassle of 
  tinkering with kernel recompile. As I understand it, this is mainly a linux 
  kernel shortcoming.
    
  malv
    
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<div id="RTEContent">The recent version of Truecrypt now claims to  implement LWR I \
think, mainly in response to well-aimed criticisms by  people like Jari.&nbsp; What \
shoudl be of concern is that it took so long  for Truecrypt to wake up to this issue \
in the first place.<br>    <br>    I have no idea if that in fact resolves \
Truecrypt's brokeness - it would be interesting to know. <br>    <br>    On linux it \
requires the device mapper stuff, hence a 2.6.something  kernel that is capable of \
this. &nbsp; But it can only mount, not create,  encrypted volumes under linux - that \
you have to under windoze -&nbsp; and  this is a tremendous bore.<br>  <blockquote \
class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; \
padding-left: 5px;"><div id="RTEContent"><b><i>malvert \
&lt;mavert@telenet.be&gt;</i></b> wrote:<br>    <br>    Hi all<br>  It seems that \
this discussion kind of got stalled way back in early 2005.<br>  Is a solution to be \
expected soon for this rather  awkward situation. <br>  I would   by far prefer a \
'non-broken' AES-LWR encryption without the hassle of <br>  tinkering with kernel \
recompile. As I understand it, this is mainly a linux <br>  kernel shortcoming.<br>   \
<br>  malv<br>    <br>  -<br>  Linux-crypto:  cryptography in and on the Linux \
system<br>  Archive:       http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/<br>  </div><br>   \
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