Hi there, On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 12:29:09PM -0600, Joseph Smidt wrote: > I will test beta 3 tomorrow. I am considering also testing the > encrypted partitions. Will having encrypted partitions slow down > performance? If so how much? Thanks.
How big the performance impact will be is difficult to predict, as it depends on many factors. You might find the benchmark page at riseup.net [0] useful - it shows a detailed comparison of the relative performance of dm-crypt vs. loop-AES vs. plain disk. cheers, Max -- [0] http://deb.riseup.net/storage/encryption/benchmarks/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
