Maybe the dm-crypt website at http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/ will help you a bit. > Hi, > > i have been using loop-aes for quite a while now as I am understanding > that it is more secure than cryptoloop. However, on the other hand, it > requires patching many files and is thus sometimes inconvenient, > especially for encrypted usb-sticks used on different computers. > > Now I read that there is a successor to cryptoloop, namely dm-crypt, > using Linux 2.6's device mapper. If I understand correctly, dm-crypt > will be compatible to cryptoloop in case of device backed crypto file > systems. Now I wonder if the security enhancements of loop-aes will be > ported to dm-crypt. > > What are the plans for the future? What are the differences between > loop-aes and dm-crypt? > > TIA > Sebastian > > > - > Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/ > -- +++ NEU bei GMX und erstmalig in Deutschland: TÜV-geprüfter Virenschutz +++ 100% Virenerkennung nach Wildlist. Infos: http://www.gmx.net/virenschutz - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
