Re: Storage Feature Pack and LUKS encryption

Hello Freaky,

And what is your windows server question???????????

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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Hi there,

read an article a couple of weeks ago about an upcoming storage
feature pack. Appearantly it would include support for encrypting USB
sticks.

What I'm really curious about is if it will be compatible with LUKS
http://luks.endorphin.org/. Been using LUKS for quite a while under
linux and am able to use it under windows using FreeOTFE.
Unfortunately, this requires administrator rights, atleast at
installation, not sure on usage.

As far as I'm concerned, atleast at this moment, LUKS has the best
options to make it to a global standard. After waiting for years for
encryption on USB sticks and the like it would be nice if there would
be a standard, so all platforms can use it.

IMHO this is also the biggest problem holding back encryption on USB
sticks and it is why many governments and the likes don't encrypt at
the moment. The chance the computer they need the stick on next
doesn't support the encryption, simply is too large.

I'd also like to see the feature pack be brought out as an essential
update for this reason. As often you don't have administrator rights
on computers you use, you will be unable to install storage packs or
tools like FreeOTFE or truecrypt, etc.

Anyways, looking forward to some answers.

TIA



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