-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/18/11 13:07, Arno Wagner wrote: > (I use plain dm-crypt >>> with a random password and overwrite with conventional, >>> mt19997-generated randomness). Why use random data to overwrite? Shouldn't /dev/zero be enough since the crypto should produce good randomness on disk? nick -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1f88wACgkQf15tZKyRylI/HACdHUaYyhGQf9bmBNaoLUSjwTuJ okkAoI0DPaJBq76g6uz/UZpWCw5p/gBN =8V+K -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt