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| From | Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto |
| Date | 2016-10-24 14:50 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <svMRs-7EB-21@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <su02u-2rf-47@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
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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