linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] fscrypt: add a documentation file for filesystem-level encryption

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Message-ID: <9dcef6c6-a758-ea57-0d51-55f33e365931@oracle.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:44:11 +0800
From:   Anand Jain <anand.jain@...cle.com>
To:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@...il.com>,
        "Theodore Y . Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:     linux-fscrypt@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Michael Halcrow <mhalcrow@...gle.com>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fscrypt: add a documentation file for filesystem-level
 encryption



> +fscrypt is not guaranteed to protect confidentiality or authenticity
> +if an attacker is able to manipulate the filesystem offline prior to
> +an authorized user later accessing the filesystem.

  How does fscrypt / Android protect against Evil Maid attack. ?

Thanks, Anand