automatic encrypted swap system

90-60-90 · 02-08-2005, 08:12 PM

I'd like to implement the automatic mounting of an encrypted swap system at boot .
this function is present on the mib version of knoppix live cd.
anyone knows where could i find a script or a how to?

TruckStuff · 02-09-2005, 09:15 AM

Check out this thread:

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/91/388422

It deals specifically with encrypted file systems, but you could adapt it to an encrypted swap space with relative ease.

90-60-90 · 02-09-2005, 04:56 PM

thanks for the feedback.
it seems like dm-crypt would work with kernel 2.6.
I'd like a script working with kernel 2.4 (I'm using the knoppix/damn small linux base).
I might be able to extrapolate the script from knoppix MIB CD as it's visible once the filesystem is mounted, but then i might need some guidelines to make the needed adaptations.

thanks.
Maribel