The Luks header starts from offset 0 in the LUKS partition. You can basically open the partition for reading and read it as if it was a file. Arno On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 01:11:04AM -0400, Oscar wrote: > hey everybody! i am currently working on a java program capable of reading > data encrypted following the luks standard. I have read hundreds of pages of > documentation but i am still a little lost on how should i begin to attack > the problem. My first question is, how can i retrieve the luks "header" from > a partition using java? is it a fixed size header starting from sector 0? > > thank you for your time, > > oscar > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email: arno@xxxxxxxxxxx GnuPG: ID: 1E25338F FP: 0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F ---- Cuddly UI's are the manifestation of wishful thinking. -- Dylan Evans If it's in the news, don't worry about it. The very definition of "news" is "something that hardly ever happens." -- Bruce Schneier _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt
