thanks, but it still doesn't answer my question On Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:33:49 PM UTC+3, Brian Carlstrom wrote: > > Well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dm-crypt starts "dm-crypt is a > transparent disk encryption subsystem in Linux kernel versions 2.6", > so perhaps follow the link to > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_encryption which states "Disk > encryption uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every > bit of data that goes on a disk or diskvolume." The key thing here is > that the whole /data partition in encrypted, not just individual > files. There are of course other systems that do thing differently: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_disk_encryption_software > > -bri > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Tal Palant <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > also read this. > > > > thought someone here that knows more can help > > > > On Sunday, September 28, 2014 2:48:37 AM UTC+3, Brian Carlstrom wrote: > >> > >> Jeffrey pointed you to > >> http://source.android.com/devices/tech/encryption/ which starts > >> "Encryption on Android uses the dm-crypt layer in the Linux kernel." > >> > >> So perhaps read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dm-crypt? > >> > >> -bri > >> > >> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 2:35 AM, Tal Palant <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > i read that and other aritcles on android encryption but couldn't > find > >> > answers to what i asked, therefore i posted these questions here. > >> > > >> > On Saturday, September 27, 2014 12:33:20 PM UTC+3, Jeffrey Walton > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 5:21 AM, Tal Palant <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> > Hello all, > >> >> > > >> >> > i was wondering about two issues relating to android encryption > >> >> > (assuming > >> >> > encryption is enabled): > >> >> > > >> >> > 1) what happens when we add a new file? the system automatically > >> >> > encrypts > >> >> > the new file? > >> >> > > >> >> > 2) what happens when an application tries to read an existing file > >> >> > (which is > >> >> > off course in encrypted)? the system automatically returns the > >> >> > decrypted > >> >> > file to the system. > >> >> > >> >> http://source.android.com/devices/tech/encryption/ > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups > >> > "Android Security Discussions" group. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send > >> > an > >> > email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > >> > To post to this group, send email to > >> > [email protected]. > >> > Visit this group at > >> > http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss. > >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Android Security Discussions" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] <javascript:>. > > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
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