Re: How to compress LUKS2 header?
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On 12/23/19 9:41 AM, Julio Faracco wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to compress a LUKS2 header file, but I'm not seeing any > sensible reduction. > I used ZIP and I got 0% of reduction. :-( > Do you have any suggestions of what algorithm should be used to > compress this type of file? > > Thanks! > > -- > Julio Cesar Faracco > _______________________________________________ Compressing a file is one step in the encryption of that file. So if your LUKS2 header file is encrypted, it's also already compressed. Using ZIP on it would yield no further compression. _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list [email protected] https://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt