Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:47:10 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: geli - selecting cipher Message-ID: <juropu$hvb$1@dough.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <20120726031450.5c06dd61@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1207252055180.9814@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <201207260052.q6Q0qdss086796@mail.r-bonomi.com> <20120726031450.5c06dd61@gumby.homeunix.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig5C7050C45B53EE4D9B414468 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 26/07/2012 04:14, RW wrote: > I asked a similar questions to the OPs in the geom list and didn't get > an answer. Geli doesn't need or isn't using any advantages of XTS. And > CBC in geli is actually equivalent to ESSIV (see the previously linked > wikipedia page).=20 Hi, You didn't get an answer because in security, the answer depends on exact circumstances of use. The short answer is that if you don't have a specific adversary you need to protect your data from, I'd say that GELI's CBC is good enough for you. --------------enig5C7050C45B53EE4D9B414468 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlARZn4ACgkQ/QjVBj3/HSzzhACfY1Rgqm8ym13/6MLe1/cUS5WN BVQAnjTeBhnQmKkna5DwMnquUEZDq1LF =7mw9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig5C7050C45B53EE4D9B414468--
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