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Message-ID: <87lh80hss0.fsf@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:42:39 +0100
From: Nicolai Stange <nicstange@...il.com>
To: David Niklas <Hgntkwis@...mail.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Why do we need encryption in the fs?
David Niklas <Hgntkwis@...mail.net> writes:
> I'm curious as to why fs'es such as ext4 need encryption in the fs,
> It seems to me that we've got great support for it in tools such as
> cryptsetup.
> Point me to the fine manuals, I'm sure they exist.
https://lwn.net/Articles/639427/
Make sure to have a look at the comments below the main article.
> Why not have encryption in the fs you ask, arguments against include the
> inability to use recovery tools, like photorec and that backups are more
> difficult this way.
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