Re: [vncrypt-users] Can I encrypt virtdisk with password instead of keyfile?

[Jean M. <jm...@pl...>]

hi

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 00:15:04 +0800, ide wrote
> It is calamity when missing keyfile,so encrypt virtdisk with=20
> password only is good idea,can it come true?

not sure this is feasible, imho. but i'm no coder.
why not backing up keyfile offsite ?

> The other questions:
> 1,How big file vncrypt can support?10G=A1=A220G=A3=BF or more?

i experienced up to 80Go, my guess is that it can even work with bigger d=
isks
bad luck it's slow to read/write data encrypted, but one can't have=20
performance and security at the same time

> 2=A3=ACCan it work stable under 4.8 and 5.1 or higher?

works fine, afaik, under 4.x, i was unable to compile it for 5.1, so i ha=
d to=20
dump files from one box to another when i upgraded my system to 5.1

> 3,The virtdisk was made under 4.8, would it be used under 5.1 or higher=
?

can't reply to this, but with GEOM/BDE now existing in 5.x i doubt it. it=
=20
already seems that tcfs, from the ports also, has been abandonned. i don'=
t=20
know if vncrypt is still supported or at least will be upgraded to 5.x or=
=20
follow the same path. there is not much talk in the ML since i applied, s=
o...

-J.
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