Subject: Re: Noob asks: Encrypted Root filesystem with CGD?
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
From: newbie <tacron@gmx.net>
List: tech-crypto
Date: 06/08/2004 03:05:22
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manuel Bouyer" <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
To: "newbie" <tacron@gmx.net>
Cc: <tech-crypto@NetBSD.org>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: Noob asks: Encrypted Root filesystem with CGD?
> On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 06:57:26PM +0200, newbie wrote:
> > hello,
> >
> > I'm a total crypto and *BSD newbie and this question may sound stupid.
> > However, maybe some of you find the time to answer.
> >
> > Is it possible to encrypt the root filesystem with the Cryptographic
Disk
> > Driver under NetBSD?
>
> No, because there is no way to configure the device, and enter the
passphrase
> if root isn't mounted. Code needs to be written for that.
>
> --
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
> NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
> --
>
Thx for the information :)
greets, richard