[dm-crypt] Using plain64/plain IV (initialisation vector) in dm-crypt

[Arno Wagner]

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 08:59:24PM +0200, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 17:55 +0200, Milan Broz wrote:
> > I tried to not mix that XTS/XEX 1TB problem with plain IV explanation,
> > so it should read "1TB data limit is different problem not related
> > to plain/plain64 IV limit"
> > (I changed subject to mention IV only - but forgot to mention it.)
> > 
> > Sorry for confusion:-)
> No problem,.. but if there is another problem,... which means one cannot
> have >1TB (Rogaway 2004 mentioned by Mario),... we should add that to
> the FAQ (that people should not create larger devices), and perhaps give
> a warning when doing so...

First, this is a soft limit, and it becomes a real concern 
at around 1000TB. And second, it affects all ciphers with 
128 bit block size, as far as I understand the issue, and
hence is not anything specific for our case.

So, no, not an FAQ item IMO.

Arno

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