From: "Douglas R. Floyd" <dfloyd@io.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 16:33:37 +0800
To: drifter@c2.net (The Drifter)
Subject: Re: File System Encryption
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> 
> 
> On Tue, 27 Aug 1996, Douglas R. Floyd wrote:
> 
> > If you have another 386 or 486 lying around, you could install Linux and
> > Ian's encrypted loopback code on a remote box, then NFS or Samba the
> > filesystem over.  For protection, you could modify the vlock command to
> > lock the console (and not unlock it), and disable inetd.  Then, unless
> > someone has the permissions to access the files through the network, the
> > files are inaccessable ;-).
> 
> I may have to consider this approach. I'll have to look into Ian's system.
> Does it pass muster with the crypto gods? (that's meant as a compliment
> guys :)

It uses IDEA in a decently secure manner, as well as TDES.  You can also
mount .au files as filesystems, and the data will be hidden in the sound
file.

(Last place I remember Ian's loop.c and des patches for Linux was on
ftp.csua.berkeley.edu, /pub/cypherpunks/<somewhere>)

> 
> Drifter
>