Re: pkcs for vnconfig
This is a discussion on Re: pkcs for vnconfig within the mailing.openbsd.tech forums, part of the OpenBSD category; --> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, viq wrote: > On 6/27/06, nikns <nikns@secure.lv> wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 27, ...
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 Re: pkcs for vnconfig On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, viq wrote: > On 6/27/06, nikns <nikns@secure.lv> wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 10:58:03AM -0400, Jim Razmus wrote: > > >Allowing the user to change the password would be a nice feature. I > > >know, I know, where's my patch... > > > > Am I right saying that this is kinda impossible? > > Only if creating tool that recrypts every single byte > > of image with new password? > > Unless the data would be encrypted with a key, and that key would be > encrypted using password... this is commonly done by storing the real key in a PKCS#8 container, and locking this up with a passphrase.      |
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