Steve George wrote: > > Hi, > > I am looking into using loop devices so I can encrypt stuff onto a floppy > file system. I am stuck right at the start with loop devices. The manual > says to do the following: > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/file bs=1k count=100 > losetup -e des /dev/loop0 /file > Password: <type a password> > Init (up to 16 hex digits): > > This is the part I am stuck on...what hex digits am I supposed to type?? > I've tried hitting return and typing randomly......I can't find anything in > the man pages or the kernel src docs. > > Anyone know what I should type please? > > Thanks, > > Steve > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Linux Journal, July '98 Issue #51 page 64-67 Encrypted File Systems, by Bear Giles The procedure he outlines for creating an encryped floppy is as follows (assuming the kernel mods have already been done): # dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/fd0 bs=1k count=1440 # losetup -e des /dev/loop0 /dev/fd0 Pass phrase: yourpasswordhere # mke2fs /dev/loop0 # losetup -d /dev/loop0 You can substitute "des" with "idea" if idea is installed. The first line initializes the floppy with 'random data'. The second command sets up the loopback device to be over the floppy. The third command is the standard mkfs utility. The fourth line releases the loopback device. To mount the floppy do the following: #mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -text2,loop,encryption=des You should then be prompted for a passphrase. Let us know if this works. -Ben -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email contains no tyops. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
