-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Phil H schrieb: > > a) What exactly is a "lock up"? well, the computer "locks up" ;-) it stops working, the reset switch can be of help then... > b) Is this a threat to the security of the encryption > (watermarks etc), or is it a threat to the integrity > of the original data itself (ie you might lose > the data altogether), or is it both? i'm not aware of security issues with file-backed loop devices, but if the machine locks up, your partition did not get cleanly unmounted as on a regular shutdown - hence some data might be lost. journaling filesystems would provide fs-integrity, but not data integrity. > c) Is this a version-dependant issue? > I have experimented with file-backed loops on v1.6i-1 > (old and not recommended, I know, but that's what's inside my distro) > and nothing has ever 'locked up'. lucky you ;-) maybe this thread will clear things up a bit, more to find on the web: http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0402.1/1718.html - -- BOFH excuse #318: Your EMAIL is now being delivered by the USPS. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCmbM2+A7rjkF8z0wRAnsdAJ9g5uJwhSvGyA/0yLftgZQMz++DhQCgr+9g YHKlrnmCmyfaiXWWeJous6M= =58rE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
