Hi, that's basically possible: you would have to code a script which cats the MAC and use it as key. But keep in mind that MAC addresses are public and changeable with linux board tools... cheers catfish On Fri, May 22, 2009 13:56, Hunter Bryce wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know if it is possible to use the mac address of the encrypted > machine as the boot encryption password for its encryption? > > I want to marry the OS (fedora) disk to the machine.. so it can't be taken > out and files stolen if inserted in another machine. > > Hunter > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- dm-crypt mailing list - http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: dm-crypt-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: dm-crypt-help@xxxxxxxx