From:	 Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi>
To:	 linux-crypto@nl.linux.org
Subject: Announce loop-AES-v1.3b file crypto package
Date:	 Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:35:52 +0300

In short: If file crypto is all you need, this package is a hassle free
replacement for international crypto patch.

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:
- No source modifications to kernel. No patch hassles when a new version of
  kernel is released.
- Works with 2.4, 2.2 and 2.0 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.

Changes since previous release:
- Mount and losetup programs now understand -p option to read password from
  file descriptor instead of terminal.
- Cipher tests now integrated into Makefile.
- Optional kernel 2.4 patch version included for those people who prefer not
  to use modules.
- Data corrupting bug with LVM has been fixed (kernel 2.4 only). Thanks to
  David Dodge for this bugfix.

I recommend that kernel 2.4 users upgrade to this version, especially if you
need encrypted loop devices on top of LVM. No need to upgrade if you use
older 2.2 or 2.0 kernels, unless you need the -p option of losetup or mount
program.

bzip2 compressed tarball is here:

    http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/loop-AES-v1.3b.tar.bz2
    md5sum a2c219436ae1679d869c8f3e9c69f1b9

PGP signature file, my public key, and fingerprint here:

    http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/loop-AES-v1.3b.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@pp.inet.fi>

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