Hi, I've created encrypted cdroms some time ago, and I am able to mount them with a 2.4.21 kernel patched with: patch-int-2.4.21.0.bz2 loop-jari-2.4.21.0.patch And just using: losetup -k 256 -e serpent /dev/loop0 /dev/cdrom mount -t ext2 /dev/loop0 /cdrom losetup /dev/loop0 shows that it is using (serpent-cbc), encryption type 18. The losetup is the 2.12 supplied by Debian Sid (2.12-6). When I use the 2.6.0-test10 kernel and load the serpent and cryptoloop patches, doing the same results in an error message stating that there's no filesystem on the loopback. "mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock ..." When using losetup /dev/loop0, it shows that it is using "encryption serpent (type 18)" without any indication of using cbc, ebc, ... So, I tried specifying it explicitly: losetup -k 256 -e serpent-cbc /dev/loop0 /dev/cdrom mount -t ext2 /dev/loop0 /cdrom I read about the hashalot tool and tried it with ripemd160, rmd160 and rmd160compat in combination with and without the -N flag of losetup, both with and without the -cbc postfix for the encryption type. --nohashpass, -N Don't hash the password given. (previous versions hash, non-debian doesn't. My question is: Is it possible to mount my encrypted filesystems with a 2.6.x kernel or will I have to convert all my CDROMs...? If it is possible, does it require some patches to the 2.6.x kernel although it has the cryptostuff included? I've searched the web, searched the mailinglist and found that most are using AES. I didn't find any answer to my question, so I'm asking for help on this mailinglist. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Regards Alex ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
