From:	 Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi>
To:	 linux-crypto@nl.linux.org
Subject: Announce loop-AES-v1.3d file crypto package
Date:	 Sat, 04 Aug 2001 21:11:49 +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:
- loop.c-2.4.original updated to Alan Cox's 2.4.7-ac5 version (ext3
  changes), and Makefile updated to compile that version on older kernels as
  well.

Kernel 2.4 users who use file backed loop devices on ext3 filesystem AND
your kernel IS NOT stock Linus or Alan kernel, 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-v1.3d.tar.bz2
    md5sum 9480d6e6a1ebe96ee7499fd8cb4eaffa

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

    http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/loop-AES-v1.3d.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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