persistent home dir with cryptsetup

flying-tuxman · 12-05-2005, 05:03 PM

hi,

I have been using loop-aes to create an encrypted home directory that I use to backup files from a live CD knoppix style.
I like the system because it's easy to mount, self contained, transparent and I can move the .img encrypted file from lets say a USB pendrive to another etc.
I have read that loop-aes is being replaced by cryptsetup as the new linux standard.
I'd like to know how to create the same function with cryptsetup or at least some exhaustive howto

thanks

int0x80 · 12-05-2005, 07:26 PM

Is this what you were looking for -- http://www.saout.de/misc/dm-crypt/

flying-tuxman · 12-06-2005, 12:22 AM

thanks,
looks like it is, let me digest it and I will know better LOL