# dd if=/dev/zero of=myVnHDD.iso count=10240 # mdconfig -a -t vnode -u 4 -f myVnHDD.iso # mkdir /etc/gbde ### just exit the editor verdandi# gbde init /dev/md4 -i -L /etc/gbde/md4 Enter new passphrase: Reenter new passphrase: verdandi# gbde attach /dev/md4 -l /etc/gbde/md4 Enter passphrase: verdandi# newfs /dev/md4.bde /dev/md4.bde: 48.5MB (99264 sectors) block size 16384, fragment size 2048 using 4 cylinder groups of 12.12MB, 776 blks, 1600 inodes. super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at: 160, 24992, 49824, 74656 verdandi# mount /dev/md4.bde /mnt verdandi# echo 'very secret stuff' > /mnt/secret.txt verdandi# ll /mnt total 4 drwxrwxr-x 2 root operator 512 Feb 9 13:13 .snap -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 18 Feb 9 13:13 secret.txt verdandi# umount -f /mnt verdandi# gbde detach /dev/md4 verdandi# mdconfig -d -u 4 verdandi# strings myVnHDD.iso | grep -i secret verdandi# mdconfig -a -t vnode -u 4 -f myVnHDD.iso verdandi# gbde attach /dev/md4 -l /etc/gbde/md4 Enter passphrase: verdandi# fsck -p -t ffs /dev/md4.bde /dev/md4.bde: FILE SYSTEM CLEAN; SKIPPING CHECKS /dev/md4.bde: clean, 2276 free (20 frags, 282 blocks, 0.9% fragmentation) verdandi# mount /dev/md4.bde /mnt verdandi# cat /mnt/secret.txt very secret stuff