Messages in this thread | | | From | Michael Halcrow <> | Date | Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:36:00 -0700 | Subject | Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto |
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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 4:35 AM, Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> wrote: > Hi! > > Since file level encryption has more than one user, currently ext4, f2fs and soon ubifs > it would be nice to have a single tool to control fscrypto from userspace. > > For ext4 we have already at least two tools, one as part of e2fsprogs and another > one on github[0]. IMHO the latter one is much more user friendly and intuitive to use. > I as unable to find the userspace tool for f2fs. > > That said, what about implementing such a tool as part of util-linux to control > fscrypto? We (David and I) would volunteer.
While discussing several changes we have staged for release (we're trying to minimize churn by batching a large set of format changes all at once), we've recently recognized this need on my team and were planning on starting work on exactly what you propose.
> Thanks, > //richard > > [0] https://github.com/gdelugre/ext4-crypt
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