Comment 5 for bug 1036418

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Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn) wrote : Re: [Bug 1036418] Re: (wishlist) mount private directory of specific location

Quoting c (<email address hidden>):
> i test it at Xubuntu x64 12.04, ecryptfs-utils (96-0ubuntu3), kernel
> 3.2.0-29
>
> mount.ecryptfs_private alias works but it seems to have the following
> restriction: (documented in "man mount.ecryptfs_private")
>
> - config files must be under $HOME
> - cipher must be AES
> - key length must be 16 byte
> - how to use filename encryption?

If you'd like to offer patches to enhance these, that would be great.

> - do not manage the passphrase in kernel keyring

I'm not sure what you mean. I always use the keys in the kernel
keyring

 ecryptfs-add-passphrase
 emount p
 emount m
 ...

-serge