[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#587222: Bug#587222: cryptsetup does not/cannot close dm-crypt devices, if root-fs is on it, but does also not warn about it

[Christoph Anton Mitterer]

On Sun, 2010-06-27 at 12:00 +0200, Jonas Meurer wrote:
> you already do a great job at maintaining
> cryptsetup!!!
fully seconded :)


> i'm not sure whether wiping the key at shutdown process is a good idea
> at all. properly removing/luksClosing should work on clean setups, and
> force-wiping the key could lead to data corruption if i got it right.
> thus a clear warning that remove/luksClose failed is my favourite.
I guess he's referring to the root-fs on top of dm-crypt thingy,...
(which you can't close cleanly)


Cheers,
Chris.