Announce loop-AES-v1.4d file/swap crypto package

[Harmon Seaver]

Any comments on this versus cryptoapi? It only allows you to use AES, whereas
cyrptoapi gives a choice of several.



Jari Ruusu wrote:

> [linux-kernel also CC'd due to recent encrypted swap discussion]
>
> In short: If file and swap crypto is all you need, this package is a hassle
> free replacement for international crypto patch and HVR's crypto-api.
>
> This package provides loadable Linux kernel module (loop.o) that has AES
> cipher built-in. The AES cipher can be used to encrypt local file systems
> and disk partitions. For more information about compiling and using the
> driver, see the README file in the package.
>
> Features:
> - GPL license.
> - No source modifications to kernel. No patch hassles when you are upgrading
>   your kernel.
> - Works with all recent 2.4, 2.2 and 2.0 kernels, including distro vendor
>   kernels. Encrypted disk images are compatible across all supported
>   kernels.
> - AES cipher is used in CBC mode. Supports 128, 192 and 256 bit keys.
> - Passwords hashed with SHA-256, SHA-384 or SHA-512.
> - 512 byte based IV. IV is immune to variations in transfer size and does
>   not depend on file system block size.
> - Device backed (partition backed) loop is capable of encrypting swap on 2.4
>   kernels.
>
> Changes since previous release:
> - Little speed optimization in aes-glue.c
> - External encryption module locking bug is fixed (kernel 2.4 only). This
>   bug did not affect loop-AES operation at all. This fix is from Ingo
>   Rohloff.
> - On 2.4 kernels, device backed loop maintains private pre-allocated pool of
>   RAM pages that are used when kernel is totally out of free RAM. This
>   change also fixes stock loop.c sin of sleeping in make_request_fn().
>
> Kernel 2.4 users who want to encrypt swap partitions should upgrade to this
> version. No need to upgrade if you use older 2.2 or 2.0 kernels.
>
> bzip2 compressed tarball is here:
>
>     http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/loop-AES-v1.4d.tar.bz2
>     md5sum 404f82796bacc479deb266f13ec260b8
>
> PGP signature file, my public key, and fingerprint here:
>
>     http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/loop-AES-v1.4d.tar.bz2.sign
>     http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/PGP-public-key.asc
>     1024/3A220F51 5B 4B F9 BB D3 3F 52 E9  DB 1D EB E3 24 0E A9 DD
>
> Regards,
> Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu at pp.inet.fi>
>
> Linux-crypto:  cryptography in and on the Linux system
> Archive:       http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/

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