Author: delphij Date: Fri Dec 3 10:06:19 2010 New Revision: 216147 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/216147
Log: * Recommend a overwrite of whole geli provider before use. * Correct a typo while I'm there. Reviewed by: pjd MFC after: 2 weeks Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 Fri Dec 3 09:26:56 2010 (r216146) +++ head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8 Fri Dec 3 10:06:19 2010 (r216147) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd October 20, 2010 +.Dd December 3, 2010 .Dt GELI 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ Enter passphrase: .Nm supports two encryption modes: .Nm XTS , -which was standarized as +which was standardized as .Nm IEE P1619 and .Nm CBC @@ -873,6 +873,10 @@ changes with the data he owns without no In other words .Nm will not protect your data against replay attacks. +.Pp +It is recommended to write the whole provider before the first use, +in order to make sure that all sectors and their corresponding +checksums are properly initialized into a consistent state. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr crypto 4 , .Xr gbde 4 , _______________________________________________ svn-src-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-all-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
