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SubjectRe: ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
tytso@mit.edu wrote:
>
<dnip>
> but when I tryed to use DES
<snip>
>
> Hi there,
>
> Given that I live on the wrong side of the crypto iron curtain, I don't
> support the loop device encryption. You should check with
> www.kerneli.org hopefully they will have a pointer to the current
> maintainer of the loop device patches.
>
DES is broken and that is probably A Good Thing(tm). Use Blowfish,
serpent,rc6,mars,dfc or idea.

Marc

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Marc Mutz <Marc@Mutz.com> http://marc.mutz.com/
University of Bielefeld, Dep. of Mathematics / Dep. of Physics

PGP-keyID's: 0xd46ce9ab (RSA), 0x7ae55b9e (DSS/DH)


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