Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:00:42 GMT From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/98842: misc requests for gdbe Message-ID: <200606151100.k5FB0gNB097418@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/98842; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>
To: Ian Cognito <cryptonym@gmail.com>,
<freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:
Subject: Re: docs/98842: misc requests for gdbe
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:50:16 +0100
On 12/6/06 05:09, "Ian Cognito" <cryptonym@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It would be nice if we could specify a file on the filesystem which could be
> used in conjunction with the key to provide enough entropy for said pass
> phrase, and especially to be able to read it from a pipe (I do not know if
> gdbe can do this or not). Alternately it could be used in conjunction with
> the standard key mechanisms to create the sector keys, and so a passphrase
> alone is insufficient to gain access to plaintext. Either way it's sort of a
> cheap way of getting a lot of entropy out of a memorable passphrase, which
> tends to be somewhat weak alone (1-2 bits per letter).
The geli(8) system has this.
Ceri
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