[Grml] Missing mcrypt/mdecrypt
Stefan Weiss
weiss at foo.at
Mon Jul 11 17:38:55 CEST 2011
vOn 11.07.2011 11:03, Ulrich Dangel wrote:
> Please note that this package is buggy and unmaintained by
> the upstream authors. If you can, please look for other
> implementations (openssl, gnutls, gnupg).
Good to know, thanks.
> Therefore i don't think it is worthwhile to ship mcrypt.
>
>> I'm not set on using mcrypt; if there's a better way to do this, I'd be
>> interested in that, too. I never store unencrypted data on portable
>> devices (ever since I almost lost one), not even automated backups.
>
> Use openssl/gnupg/gnutls.
I understand that you don't want to include deprecated packages.
Unfortunately, none of the mentioned alternatives are very useful for
simple symmetric stream encryption. I suppose I could set up an
assymetric scheme with private and public keys, but that feels like
overkill for a dd backup.
I'll think of a different way to do the backups. Encrypting the whole
external disk might be an option, perhaps with TrueCrypt for portability.
>> But more generally, mcrypt/mdecrypt might come in handy in recovery
>> situations, so it might make sense to include them anyway. Same goes for
>> TrueCrypt, come to think of it.
>
> Truecrypt can not be shipped with Grml as it has a propertary license.
I see. That's even explained in the FAQ.
I'm going to try and add TrueCrypt to my Grml USB stick myself. Up until
now, I've been a purely passive Grml user... I've never changed any of
the defaults, apart from --bootoptions. I guess I could just store the
.deb somewhere and install it when I need it. If there's a simple way to
make the installation "stick", could you point me to the relevant part
of the docs?
Thanks for your reply.
--
stefan
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