Bug 824673 - Include Tresor features in kernel
Summary: Include Tresor features in kernel
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 17
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-05-24 00:10 UTC by Benjamin Kingston
Modified: 2012-05-24 13:03 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2012-05-24 13:03:23 UTC
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Description Benjamin Kingston 2012-05-24 00:10:54 UTC 
Description of problem:
Request to include Tresor in Fedora kernel builds to increase security against cold boot attacks against LUKS encrypted volumes. Including this in the kernel can enhance security as a new kernel build won't be required for new security updates.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
3.3+

How reproducible:
NOTABUG

Additional info:

http://www1.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/tresor
Comment 1 Justin M. Forbes 2012-05-24 13:03:23 UTC 
My first recommendation would be to get it upstream. Once it is upstream, we can discuss enabling it.
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