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Created July 3, 2013 04:50
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encrypt_loopback.txt
# load required kernel modules
modprobe cryptoloop
modprobe aes
# Create loopback filesystem (change count according to your requirement)
dd if=/dev/urandom of=enc.img bs=1M count=50
# Setup password and create loopback device
losetup -e aes /dev/loop0 enc.img
# create filesystem
mkfs -t ext2 /dev/loop0
# mount filesystem
mount /dev/loop0
mount -o loop,encryption=aes enc.img /media/disk
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