Cryptsetup

[ubuntu at rio.vg]

Michal Ludvig wrote:
> NikNot wrote:
>> On 6/26/06, Hadmut Danisch <hadmut at danisch.de> wrote:
>>> Please include the package cryptsetup in the next LiveCDs.
>>> It is really important to access or create encrypted partitions.
>>>
>> Even better: include TrueCrypt. Please. It is indispensable for those
>> that migrate from Windows, and it is generally considered to be best
>> engineered open source disk encryption package.
> 
> Any pointers to support your "generally considered to be best" claim?
> 
> I recall very hot flamewars about cryptoloop vs dm-crypt+cryptsetup but
> not any comparison with truecrypt.
> 

I would be interested, aswell.  I did a bit of looking, and ran across
Bruce Scheier mentioning that he hadn't done an analysis of it, nor knew
anyone that had, and an interview with one of the authors that was big
on "Wow!  It's Open Source!", slim on independent analysis...

I'm not saying Truecrypt is bad, I'd just like to see some sort of
independent analysis, since it's not part of a larger project that would
get it more scrutiny (as cryptoloop has, for instance)...

Or maybe it's just that it was designed originally for windows, and
whenever "Security" and "Windows" are put near each other, alarm bells
in the back of my mind go off, which may not be really fair, but there
you are...