-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? A: No. Q: Should I leave quotations after my reply? On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 03:28:13PM +0530, ashok.shanmugam@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > will dm_crypt or cryptoloop allow me to use my device for doing > encryption/decryption, They should work on any block device. > if so can u just give me a hint... Hints: - - "grep -r -i crypt Documentation/" and read about the use of cryptography in the kernel - - www.google.com BTW, another option is using eCryptfs, which is a stackable filesystem on top of other filesystems. Again, read the fine documentation. Erik - -- They're all fools. Don't worry. Darwin may be slow, but he'll eventually get them. -- Matthew Lammers in alt.sysadmin.recovery -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGTZ2k/PlVHJtIto0RAigcAKCHWDc+SL0JgdnPWfBd7XA6O5P08QCgjkW9 MV1m69/n10a2TfkPvHnswH4= =E1kR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ