Ext4 encryption
Ext4 encryption
Posted May 27, 2015 16:10 UTC (Wed) by flussence (guest, #85566)In reply to: Ext4 encryption by geofft
Parent article: Ext4 encryption
I can think of a more mundane explanation: Android devices have all the software necessary to flip dm-crypt usage on/off in-place, but lack the hardware (battery capacity) to do it safely.
Posted Jun 22, 2015 17:09 UTC (Mon)
by luto (guest, #39314)
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Ext4 encryption
It would be straightforward to do it in place in a resumable fashion using a mix of dm-crypt, dm-linear, and whatever the dm target that delays IO is. All you'd need to do is have a little bit of spare space and some user code.