Re: loop-AES with ReiserFS for file-backed loop?

[Christian <evil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Anon wrote:
> I *am* planning on using a device-backed loop. 

good ;)

> > try it to see if it works for you. but in "most cases" file backed loops  
> > are behaving better. 
> I assume you really meant device-backed loops in the last sentance above. 

yes, of course. sorry.

> My interest in using a file-backed loop is so that I can have a loop-AES device-backed loop 
> containing a loop-AES file-backed loop, for two (or more) layers of encryption. 

hm. i'd rather go with a higher bitsize (e.g. aes-256) or try a 
combination of device-backed loop-aes and dm-crypt or something.

Christian.
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