From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 15 14:20:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7B8516A403 for ; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:20:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nik@mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru) Received: from mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru (mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru [83.102.188.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9095013C4C2 for ; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:20:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nik@mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru) Received: from user-0cetl0n.cable.mindspring.com ([24.238.212.23] helo=[192.168.2.254]) by mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.66 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Hd5E7-0006TK-Op; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:57:15 +0400 Message-ID: <46222EF7.1080507@optim.com.ru> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:56:07 -0500 From: Nikolay Mirin Organization: =?KOI8-R?Q?=EF=F0=F4=E9=ED?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <200704142307.l3EN72Sn031291@cs.wpi.edu> In-Reply-To: <200704142307.l3EN72Sn031291@cs.wpi.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: nik@mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru X-Spam-Score: -99.9 (---------------------------------------------------) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see The administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Definitely GELI. GBDE will become obsolete very soon as some other things like vinum and such. It was there just as a test of concept as I understand. Many those different disk subsystems are incompatible in fact, the case of GBDE and Vinum is mentioned as an example in the handbook. Read more about GEOM, as this system will unite all possible disk techniqies. [...] Content analysis details: (-99.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -100 USER_IN_WHITELIST From: address is in the user's white-list -1.4 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP 1.3 SPF_FAIL SPF: sender does not match SPF record (fail) [SPF failed: Please see http://www.openspf.org/why.html?sender=nik%40mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru&ip=24.238.212.23&receiver=mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru] 0.2 MISSING_HEADERS Missing To: header X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 24.238.212.23 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: nik@mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on mail.optim-mol.cemu.ru); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: mvoorhis@cs.wpi.edu, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GELI versus GBDE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:20:50 -0000 Definitely GELI. GBDE will become obsolete very soon as some other things like vinum and such. It was there just as a test of concept as I understand. Many those different disk subsystems are incompatible in fact, the case of GBDE and Vinum is mentioned as an example in the handbook. Read more about GEOM, as this system will unite all possible disk techniqies. Also, GELI takes advantage of crypto-hardware, but I believe that one gets a benefit out of it only if the main CPU is very slow. Michael C Voorhis said the following on 14.04.2007 18:07: > The Handbook contains descriptions of GELI and GBDE for encrypting > disk partitions; will both of these techniques remain available into > the future? The fact that there are two implies (to me) that one may > be on the way out, in preference of the other. > > In src/sys/geom/eli (RELENG_6) the oldest GELI sources are younger > than the youngest GBDE stuff in src/sys/geom/bde. Is GBDE falling by > the wayside in favor of GELI? > > Thanks for any information, > > Mike. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >