Re: Tape backups using loop-aes/aespipe

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On 14/01/2004, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
> AFAI understand CBC you loose the corrupted blocks + the one following
> it, after that you should be OK.

> (With CFB you loose everything after the corruption and CTB(?) shouldn't
> even loose the block following the corruption.)

Can you change the block mode used on the loop device then?

> But i'm only an amateuer in crypto-things, so i may be wrong.

Dont worry too much, me too! I can check up about the block modes in
my copy of appl crypt.

Thanks

Marcus

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