Jim Choate wrote: > Yes, it can mount the partition. That isn't the problem. The problem > is that for lilo to do this it has to have access to the key in > plaintext. That makes the entire exercise moot. not if you have to type it every time. if you take that as criteria, then *all* encryption is moot, as I can't think of any you don't have to supply a key or passphrase for.
you could also have lilo look at a dongle (a usb drive, say) for its key.