[WBEL-users] Cryptoloop in stock WBEL kernel? Average time for security updates to get available?

[Alex Georgiev]

John Morris wrote:

>>1. Is there support for cryptoloop in the stock WBEL/RHEL
>>kernel? I really need encrypted file systems.
> 
> 
> The kernel support appears to be there but the losetup package is still 
> unpatched.  I will be fixing that for my own use, probably won't roll it 
> into the official package because WBEL is supposed to be as close to RHEL 
> as I can make it.  Probably will post it somewhere though.  I really miss 
> the crypto loopback with my ssh and gpg keyrings.

Are you sure? Redhat are selling an enterprise level os with
half-support for encrypted filesystesm? I find this hard to
grasp.

>>2. What is the average time needed for a RHEL security update
>>to get available to WBEL repository users?
> 
> Variable depending on my load average, from a few hours to a week in some 
> pathological cases.  Non-security fixes like U1 took a little longer.
> 

I do not care for UI fixes, but security updates do bother me.
Is it possible one to make an automated system,
that checks redhat servers for new SRPMS,
downolads, recompiles and places them into the repository folder?
Or not all packages can be treated like that ( new kernels I assume
will be a problem)?

sasoon