Ilsa Gold wrote: > I just set up a new Debian Linux system IMHO. All runs very well. I > just wanted to set up a few new partitions for holding so data I use to > work with. Now I thought it would be cool to de-/crypt them on the fly. > I use kernel version 2.4.18. No here is my question: How stable is the > patch for this kernel found under > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/crypto/v2.4/testing/? Could it be > seen as stable to use it in an productive environment or do I have to > bet every evening that my data is there again on the next day? ;-))) Try loop-AES-v1.6e that I just announced. Loop-AES is twice as fast as cryptoapi AES on most modern boxes and is compatible with all stable kernels (-ac, -aa, mainline, distro vendor kernels). OTOH, if you actually enjoy slow crypto or enjoy incompatibility with kernels with sane VM, then go with cryptoapi crap. Regards, Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi> - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
