Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:26:37 +0100 | From | Arnd Hannemann <> | Subject | Re: Truecrypt in kernel ? |
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Hi,
Zurk Tech schrieb: > i was trying to move my truecrypt container from my xp box to my > debian etch box. > on windows xp its just double click to mount it, no need to even > install with the portable option. > on linux i had to download the source of the kernel, compile it, add > the truecrypt module, reboot and then mount it. > just wondering why the truecrypt module isnt in the mainline kernel ? > its the only cross platform encrypted disk solution out there and it > should be less of a chore to use it in linux...is there something > wrong with the truecrypt kernel driver ?
Its not the only cross platform solution: You could use LUKS[1] on linux and FreeOTFE[2] on win platform. With modern linux distributions LUKS is very easy to use.
[1] http://luks.endorphin.org [2] http://www.freeotfe.org
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