On Fri, Sep 05, 2014 at 17:29:26 CEST, Milan Broz wrote: [...] > I do not think there is a list of required kernel modules. Perhaps it > should be added somewhere. But I am afraid exact list will depend on > kernel versions and other configuration (crypto mgr, fips, hw accel. > support, ...) > > In short, for kernel backend, AF_ALG must be supported in general. > > Then for LUKS: generic hash support, specific hash used in LUKS and HMAC > is required. With 1.6.5 and later it will optionally utilize also > skcipher interface (so you need the block cipher and block mode used in > LUKS header. > > For TrueCrypt support you need the same, (hash, hmac, block cipher, block > mode). > > Perhaps man page or FAQ could be more descriptive here (... send a patch > ;-) It think eventually we will need some kind of trouble-shooting FAQ or manual, but at this time it seems the incidents where that problem manifests are rare enough that we can deal on the list with it. I have been thinking for a while about splitting up the FAQ though, but at the moment I simply do not have the time to it right. Maybe later this year. Gr"usse, Arno -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: arno@xxxxxxxxxxx GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718 ---- A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. -- Plato 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
