Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:01:08 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Encrypted Filesystem |
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Hi!
> > Have you given any thought to journalling? fscking? Can directory > > contents be encrypted? If so, what does the dir look like to others > > (e.g. backup utils) > > > > Per-file signatures will severely affect random access performance. > > Changing 1 byte in a 1 GB file would require the whole thing to be reread. > > What about calculating signatures on a per-block basis instead?
Hmm, having md5's in indirect blocks would be very nice for detecting cable problems ;-). That's usefull even without encryption. Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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