> I do the same. In fact I use dm-crypt with a random key > and non-crypto randomness (mersenne-twister) for this. > > For full drives it works. The discussion at hand is about > "random" areas that only cover part of a drive that is > still in use. Really? Where in the thread other than in your email just now does it say we were only talking specifically about 'areas that only cover part of a drive'? Nowhere. You may want to discontinue assuming that everyone uses dm-crypt only like yourself. > > Arno > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 02:26:37PM -0400, test532@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I blank out with random data any hard drive I no longer use (as it is too > > small, too slow, Etc). These are filled with just that, random data; No > > encrypted data left on those drives. > > > > = > > > > plausible deniability > > > > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 09:32:39PM +0200, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > > > > Sarah Dean <sdean12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:04:48 -0400, test532@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > >>external luks header feature that Rick mentioned. dm-crypt comes > > > > >> with practically every linux. Therefor, having dm-crypt installed > > > > >> on one's system means nothing. > > > > > > > > dm-crypt on a system together with lots of random-like data just > > > > means something more. > > > > > > Indeed. And the presence of encrypted/random data can be tested for > > > with relatively low effort. > > > > > > Arno > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dm-crypt mailing list > > dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx > > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt
