CentOS - May 2007 - Encryption software for CentOS 5.0

OS: CentOS 5.0 x86.


In the past while I was using SL 4.x. I was using BestCrypt. Now in
CentOS 5.0, neither BestCrypt nor TrueCrypt seem to work. Is there any
volume encryption or full HDD encryption that works with CentOS 5.0 out
there (preferably in single-user mode)?

On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 14:45 +0300, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> In the past while I was using SL 4.x. I was using BestCrypt. Now in
> CentOS 5.0, neither BestCrypt nor TrueCrypt seem to work. Is there any
> volume encryption or full HDD encryption that works with CentOS 5.0 out
> there (preferably in single-user mode)?
Yes, dm-crypt/cryptsetup. We have some documentation in the Wiki:
http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/EncryptedFilesystem

I use it for encrypted partitions on removable devices. Works fine for
me. There's also support for encrypted system partitions, though I think
'/' encryption requires a custom initrd image.

-- Daniel