http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=31363&highlight=encrypted

peace

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Loopback-Encrypted-Filesystem-HOWTO.html
I see that in the process he is using knoppix which is Debian based distro. ;-)

actually he coulda used the boot cd, but i guess he had an old cd or something.

peace

FYI, ClusterKnoppix (http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/), create a penguin farm in minutes ;-)