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Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto

From Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto
Date 2016-10-24 14:50 +0200
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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 01:35:54PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Since file level encryption has more than one user, currently ext4, f2fs and soon ubifs
> it would be nice to have a single tool to control fscrypto from userspace.
> 
> For ext4 we have already at least two tools, one as part of e2fsprogs and another
> one on github[0]. IMHO the latter one is much more user friendly and intuitive to use.
> I as unable to find the userspace tool for f2fs.
> 
> That said, what about implementing such a tool as part of util-linux to control
> fscrypto? We (David and I) would volunteer.

I have nothing against this plan (add to util-linux) if ext4, f2fs and
ubifs guys agree too.

    Karel

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[RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> - 2016-10-19 16:30 +0200
  Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto Michael Halcrow <mhalcrow@google.com> - 2016-10-19 19:40 +0200
    Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> - 2016-10-24 14:10 +0200
  Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> - 2016-10-24 14:50 +0200
    Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> - 2016-10-24 15:30 +0200

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