cryptsetup FAQ monthly pointer 10/2013
http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
- Added Item 5.20 (explain why SHA-1 is not broken as used in LUKS)
- Fixed numbering in Section 1.
Arno
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Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: [email protected] GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718 ---- There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. --Tony Hoare
section 5.16 has out dated information.
It says a user has to manually specify "aes-xts-plain64" when creating LUKS formatted volume.This mode is now the default and hence a user nolonger has to manually specifiy it.
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Just noticed a typo at the end of section 6.11:
"the damage will be limited to the are you overwrote"
s/are/area/
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Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address.
Do NOT delete it.Thank you, fixed.
Arno
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Just noticed a typo at the end of section 6.11:
"the damage will be limited to the are you overwrote"
s/are/area/
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Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: [email protected] GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718 ---- There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. --Tony Hoare