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Date:      Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:47:10 +0200
From:      Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: geli - selecting cipher
Message-ID:  <juropu$hvb$1@dough.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120726031450.5c06dd61@gumby.homeunix.com>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207252055180.9814@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <201207260052.q6Q0qdss086796@mail.r-bonomi.com> <20120726031450.5c06dd61@gumby.homeunix.com>

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On 26/07/2012 04:14, RW wrote:

> I asked a similar questions to the OPs in the geom list and didn't get
> an answer. Geli doesn't need or isn't using any advantages of XTS. And
> CBC in geli is actually equivalent to ESSIV (see the previously linked
> wikipedia page). 

Hi,

You didn't get an answer because in security, the answer depends on
exact circumstances of use. The short answer is that if you don't have a
specific adversary you need to protect your data from, I'd say that
GELI's CBC is good enough for you.



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