Re: Ubuntu 8.10 filesystem encryption @ install

Kristian Gjøsteen <kristiag+news@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If you've previously been able to access the encrypted data using the
passphrase and what's on the disk, that should be possible in the
future as well with proper software.

One approach might be to connect the harddisk to another machine and
try various disk encryption packages. Inspecting the ciphertext may also
reveal what software was used.


Yes, we were able to access it with this method, thank god. Thanks for
your input. :) I'm still interested in the specifics that I asked
about if anybody can fill me in on those things.

-Damon
http://www.ITRx-ND.com/

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