Hello Nick, Nick Boyce <n...@glimmer.adsl24.co.uk> wrote: > The installer uses 'dm-crypt' to encrypt the drive, rather than the full LUKS > system - and 'dm-crypt' generates the encryption key directly from the pass- > phrase, rather than storing the encryption key in an on-volume "header" > protected by the pass-phrase.
Are you sure about that? I’ve set up quite a few systems and it always used LUKS. You can check with # cryptsetup luksDump <device> Best regards, Claudius -- Marry in haste and everyone starts counting the months. http://chubig.net telnet nightfall.org 4242
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