1996-07-13 - Re: DES & IDEA built right into the Linux kernel…

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From: nobody@mockingbird.alias.net (Anonymous)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-13 10:36:57 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 18:36:57 +0800

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From: nobody@mockingbird.alias.net (Anonymous)
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 18:36:57 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: DES & IDEA built right into the Linux kernel...
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> Nicholas Leon <nicholas@binary9.net> has created tools that allow DES
> and IDEA encryption at the device level for the Linux kernel.  Some of
> the patches are in the 2.0.4 kernel, and the rest can be found at
>
>     http://www.binary9.net/nicholas/linuxkernel/patches/


Yep, you can mount encrypted files or partitions as filesystems. (sorta
like securedrive/securedevice for messydos.)  Nifty stuff...





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