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Old 12-16-2006, 03:55 PM   #1
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encrypted files, decrypted fictive drives


hallo,
please tell me,
is there something equivalent software for Linux like "encrypted disk" under win?
 
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Yes. look for cryptoloop which is in the Linux kernel, or TrueCrypt which lets you use your encrypted disk in Windows as well as Linux.
I wrote two articles in my Wiki on how I configured these: CryptoLoop and TrueCrypt.

Eric
 
Old 12-18-2006, 02:06 PM   #3
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Hallo Eric,
that sounds very well -
thanks a lot for the links :-)
 
  


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