On 29.12.2006 10:42, Roman Pindela wrote:
Hello, there !
I just need any kind of help with mentioned loop-AES's way of encrypting data. It happend that I encrypted ..luckily ?, I don't know .. my super confidential data... but I'm not able now to read it. .... I mean I can't setup encrypted loop device on my files. That's what I get : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- linux-ej56:/mnt/media/music # losetup \ -e aes-256 /dev/loop1 /mnt/media/music/DvM01a.data Password:
<< and the answer is .. >>
ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument, requested cipher or key length (256 bits) not supported by kernel linux-ej56:/mnt/media/music #
Sounds like the cryptoloop kernel module is not loaded. Do this to see if this is the case: # lsmod | grep cryptoloop If it is not loaded, do so with: # modprobe cryptoloop See the manual for modprobe for details and other options. To make the module load at boot time, see what system-wide configuration file is used. Here on SuSE, this is /etc/sysconfig/kernel (MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT). Cheers! -- Blade hails you... Never sigh for better world It's already composed, played and told Every thought the music I write Everything a wish for the night --Nightwish