encrypting file system using AES 256 bit

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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Experts,

I am trying to encrypt my filesystem using the AES 256 bit type of encryption. I am using FreeBSD 5.4 and need to encrypt one of the mounted points. Does anybody have any good idea of how to do it?

Is there any documentation about encrypting the disk partition as this method is more safer I guess. Please advice?

I heard lots of ways to generate passpharse. Does anybody have any good idea.

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Jim

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I do not recommend you encrypt a filesystem. People who do this find that when they have a system crash, they have a very difficult time to recover.

In the rare instances I have used an encrypted file system, each time eventually resulted in need to wipe out the entire disk, due to system or user errors.

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Does anybody have information on how to encrypt a disk partitition on FreeBSD 5.4? I have encrypted filesystem but that does not seem to be good enough.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Regards,

Ajay