Hi! To summarize it: - accessing loop-aes encrypted partitions/containers is possible with any newer Knoppix Live CD/DVD - setting up an entirely encrypted system (/) requires lots of hand work As you asked for an USB-bootable solution I advise you to follow example 7.7 from loop-aes readme. This works even with SuSE and you can encrypt every bit of data on you drives. No bootpartition and no partition table will remain. Up to now I haven´t seen an installer that supports encrypted installations. Best regards, Peter -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:34:32 -0400 Von: "Michael Bernstein" <mfbernstein@xxxxxxxxx> An: linux-crypto@xxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: Linux distro w/loop-aes > Greetings, > > I've been following the Linux crypto scene on and off for a while now, and > >from what I've seen, loop-aes is the most tried and true approach for > partition-level encryption in Linux. In particular, I'm hoping to create > an > installation with an encrypted root, bootable only from an external USB > key. > > I was wondering if any of the major Linux distributions integrate loop-aes > and/or facilitiate its installation. I've general found extensive tweaks > lead to upgrade problems farther down the line, so a distro with loop-aes > built-in would make life much easier. > > Thanks, > > Michael -- "Feel free" - 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX TopMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
