Re: Why do we need encryption in the fs?

[Nicolai Stange]

David Niklas <Hgntkwis@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I'm curious as to why fs'es such as ext4 need encryption in the fs,
> It seems to me that we've got great support for it in tools such as
> cryptsetup.
> Point me to the fine manuals, I'm sure they exist.

https://lwn.net/Articles/639427/

Make sure to have a look at the comments below the main article.

> Why not have encryption in the fs you ask, arguments against include the
> inability to use recovery tools, like photorec and that backups are more
> difficult this way.