Requirements CryptoBox live-CD

The CryptoBox live-CD runs on any x86 compatible PC with:

• CPU: min. 100MHz
• RAM: 64 MB
• CD-ROM drive
• a network connection
• a harddisk for your data

All drives supported by the linux kernel can be used: IDE, SCSI, USB, FireWire, SATA, RAID, ...

Requirements CryptoBox-server

The CryptoBox-server package can be installed on every system with at least:

• Linux kernel 2.6
• cryptsetup with LUKS support
• kernel support for the crypt target of the device mapper
• Python 2.4

In principle the server package runs on any Linux distribution, but we just provide Debian packages. So you have to install the necessary files on your own.

Encryption

The encrypted disk partitions are LUKS volumes. This makes it possible (if that would be necessary) to access your data directly with every modern linux system or via FreeOTFE (for windows).

Select your favourite encryption algorithm from all ciphers supported by the linux kernel. Currently the default is aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 (AES in CBC mode with ESSIV based on SHA256).

File access

The CryptoBox-Server will smoothly integrate into your existing fileserver.

The CryptoBox-CD provides access to your data via:

• samba shares (also known as: windows network share)
• WebDAV (aka: web folder)
• nfs (*nix file sharing)

Currently there is no user and access management integrated into the CryptoBox-CD.