On Nov 17, 2007 6:48 PM, Chris Kuethe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 17, 2007 4:24 AM, Jona Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Who says the tool is used the wrong way? > > You? > > > > I think when OpenBSD developers go and write a "howto" about how to use a > > tool in a certain way then you can be sure it's meant to be used this way. > > > > Please refer to: > > https://www.mainframe.cx/~ckuethe/encrypted_disks.html > > I'm not sure if I'd call that a HOWTO. That's more like crib notes for > the next time I want to play with encrypting volumes. Just because a > technology can be used in some manner doesn't mean it should be. > Perhaps a better metric for what we consider the "right" way to do > something is whether or not we mention it in the manpages...
I'd like to be explained why you have to do all these steps to encrypt a partition. Isn't it possible to have some sort of filter driver that simply ciphers and deciphers data as it is received, a little bit like a GEOM plugin? -- Die Gestalt
