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Re: The official disk encryption guide seems a bit lacking (detailed list of concrete improvement suggestions!)



On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 07:57:20AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> I don't think we should recommend adiantum in general, and it probably
> deserves a comment about the degree of cryptographic security it
> provides.  It strikes me as off the beaten path and and having had much
> less scrutiny.
> 

Possibly. All the components have had lots of scrunity, and there
is a mathematical proof that the construction is secure if all the
components are secure. If that wasn't the case, I'd agree with you.


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