# Cryptoloop HOWTO

### Ralf Hölzer

`<cryptoloop@ralfhoelzer.com>`

2004-01-15

Revision History
Revision 1.2 | 2004-03-12 | Revised by: rh
Added information on dm-crypt, updated loop-AES info, added more info on security
Revision 1.1 | 2004-01-24 | Revised by: rh
Updated information on patching util-linux, Loop-AES, Best Crypt
Revision 1.0 | 2004-01-17 | Revised by: rh
Initial release, reviewed by TM at LDP.
Revision v0.9 | 2004-01-15 | Revised by: rh
Updated and converted to DocBook XML.

This document explains how to create encrypted file systems using the Cryptoloop functionality. Cryptoloop is part of the CryptoAPI in the 2.6 Linux kernel series.

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