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From:	 Jari Ruusu 
To:	 linux-crypto@nl.linux.org
Subject: Announce loop-AES-v1.1b file crypto package
Date:	 Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:47:02 +0300

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

Features:
- No modifications to kernel. No patch hassles when a new version of kernel
  comes out.
- Works with 2.2 and 2.4 kernels.
- AES cipher is built-in. No /etc/modules.conf alias hassles.
- Passwords hashed with SHA-256, SHA-384 or SHA-512.

This package provides a loadable Linux kernel module that has AES cipher
built-in. The AES cipher can be used to encrypt filesystems and disk
partitions.

This package does *not* modify your kernel in any way, so you are free to
use kernels of your choice, with or without cool patches. This package
*should* work with all past, present, and future 2.2 kernels. This package
*propably* works with 2.4 kernels (2.4.3 or later). This package has not
been tested on SMP systems.

The AES cipher is used in CBC (cipher block chaining) mode.

Password string has a minimum length of 20 characters. If encryption type is
specified as AES128, password string is hashed with SHA-256, and 128 bit AES
encryption is used. If encryption type is specified as AES192, password
string is hashed with SHA-384, and 192 bit AES encryption is used. If
encryption type is specified as AES256, password string is hashed with
SHA-512, and 256 bit AES encryption is used. (Note to existing users:
password setup with the old scheme is and will be supported.)

For more information about compiling and using the driver, see the README
file in the package.

A bzip2 compressed tarball is here:

    http://members.surfeu.fi/ce6c8edf/loop-AES-v1.1b.tar.bz2
    md5sum 61e521a383ce9a90c3f7b98bcf789813

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

    http://members.surfeu.fi/ce6c8edf/loop-AES-v1.1b.tar.bz2.sign
    http://members.surfeu.fi/ce6c8edf/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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