Re: Initrd-script questions

2 msg	Squid configuration include

Initrd-script questions
\ Florian Philipp (18 Mar 2008)
. \ Neil Bothwick (18 Mar 2008)

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Subject:	Re: Initrd-script questions
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Neil Bothwick
Date:	18 Mar 2008

On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:56:30 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote:

> Third idea: Using a dedicated volume for storing the plaintext key.
> Cumbersome, doesn't reduce the risk that srm isn't enough to protect the
> key.

You could use an encrypted volume to store the key. Your init script asks
for the key for that volume, then all other volumes use key(s) stored on
that volume. I do this, but have no idea how it will work with suspend.

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Neil Bothwick

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