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Re: [Xen-users] Crypted LVM LVs as VBD?

> I haven't tested this yet, but does the decryption occur on the block
> level before dom0 passes the device ?handle? to a particular domU
> instance?  Or can this only be done with a xen0 kernel?

Encryption done in dom0 will be transparent to the guests - they just see a 
VBD, looks the same as any other.

Of course, there's nothing stopping you setting up encrypted volumes within 
the guest but that probably would be a bit redundant here ;-)

Cheers,
Mark

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