Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: DES encryption in loop device (kernel 2.2.1) | Date | 31 Jan 1999 02:24:18 GMT |
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Followup to: <XFMail.990130193525.rdicaire@vic.com> By author: rdicaire@vic.com In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > In trying to DES encrypt a loop mounted ext2 file system, I get the > following errors: > > losetup -e des /dev/loop4 MYFILE3 > Password: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Init (up to 16 hex digits): xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument > > Using XOR works but we all know XOR isn't secure. Is there a patch > to fix this? >
Have you included the international kernel patch from kerneli.org? Otherwise, you're getting a crypto-less kernel.
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