Re: Noob asks: Encrypted Root filesystem with CGD?

["newbie" <tacron%gmx.net@localhost>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manuel Bouyer" <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
To: "newbie" <tacron%gmx.net@localhost>
Cc: <tech-crypto%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: Noob asks: Encrypted Root filesystem with CGD?


> On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 06:57:26PM +0200, newbie wrote:
> > hello,
> >
> > I'm a total crypto and *BSD newbie and this question may sound stupid.
> > However, maybe some of you find the time to answer.
> >
> > Is it possible to encrypt the root filesystem with the Cryptographic
Disk
> > Driver under NetBSD?
>
> No, because there is no way to configure the device, and enter the
passphrase
> if root isn't mounted. Code needs to be written for that.
>
> -- 
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
>      NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
> --
>

Thx for the information :)

greets, richard