From: Jari RuusuTo: 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> Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/