Re: Announce loop-AES-v2.2a file/swap crypto package

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Dan Hollis wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Jari Ruusu wrote:
> > - Added key scrubbing support for AES loop cipher. This feature is not
> >   enabled by default because it doubles storage space requirement for loop
> >   encryption keys. To enable, add KEYSCRUB=y parameter to loop module make
> >   command. (2.4 and 2.6 kernels only).
> 
> What is key scrubbing?

RAM bits that hold encryption key are inverted once a second or so.

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