Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:36:16 +0100 From: Terje Elde <terje+geom@elde.net> To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GELI compatibility with GBDE Message-ID: <4404B440.3050108@elde.net> In-Reply-To: <a1ef274e0602261836m7f3eee16qf5f0bb9aead9dda@mail.gmail.com> References: <a1ef274e0602261836m7f3eee16qf5f0bb9aead9dda@mail.gmail.com>
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Jack T wrote: > My question is: can GELI access > a partition that was encrypted by GBDE? > No clear and definitive answer so far, so to sum it up: No, they're not compatible, and you cannot access a GBDE partition from GELI. It's not just a question of algorithm choice, there are a lot of other factors as well, such as how the encryption algorithms are used, on-disk layout etc. I wouldn't hold my breath for them to become compatible either. Making GELI read GBDE partitions would be like reimplementing GBDE (or large parts) inside GELI. No point, since we already have a GBDE. It'd probably be easier to look into making GBDE support the features you want, than make GELI read GBDE. Terje
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