--- mount/lomount.c.old	2003-10-04 01:13:13.021722872 +1000
+++ mount/lomount.c.old	2003-10-04 01:49:33.009314384 +1000
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ 
 
 int
 set_loop(const char *device, const char *file, int offset,
-	 const char *encryption, int pfd, int *loopro) {
+	 const char *encryption, int pfd, int keysz, int *loopro) {
 	struct loop_info64 loopinfo64;
 	int fd, ffd, mode;
 	char *pass;
@@ -308,8 +308,12 @@ 
 		break;
 	default:
 		pass = xgetpass(pfd, _("Password: "));
-		xstrncpy(loopinfo64.lo_encrypt_key, pass, LO_KEY_SIZE);
-		loopinfo64.lo_encrypt_key_size = LO_KEY_SIZE;
+		if (keysz) {
+		  loopinfo64.lo_encrypt_key_size = keysz;
+		} else {
+		  xstrncpy(loopinfo64.lo_encrypt_key, pass, LO_KEY_SIZE);
+		  loopinfo64.lo_encrypt_key_size = LO_KEY_SIZE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ioctl(fd, LOOP_SET_FD, ffd) < 0) {
@@ -337,8 +341,8 @@ 
 
 	close (fd);
 	if (verbose > 1)
-		printf(_("set_loop(%s,%s,%d): success\n"),
-		       device, file, offset);
+		printf(_("set_loop(%s,%s,%d,%d): success\n"),
+		       device, file, keysz, offset);
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
@@ -377,7 +381,7 @@ 
 
 int
 set_loop (const char *device, const char *file, int offset,
-	  const char *encryption, int *loopro) {
+	  const char *encryption, int keysz, int *loopro) {
 	mutter();
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -411,7 +415,14 @@ 
 	fprintf(stderr, _("usage:\n\
   %s loop_device                                      # give info\n\
   %s -d loop_device                                   # delete\n\
-  %s [ -e encryption ] [ -o offset ] loop_device file # setup\n"),
+  %s [ options ] loop_device file                     # setup\n\
+  OPTIONS \n\
+  -e <cipher>  \n\
+    encryption, encrypt with <cipher>\n\
+  -k <number>  \n\
+    specify the number of bits in the key give to\n\
+    the cipher. Key sizes < 128 are generally not\n\
+    recommended\n"),
 		progname, progname, progname);
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -445,11 +457,12 @@ 
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv) {
-	char *offset, *encryption, *passfd;
+	char *offset, *encryption, *passfd, *keysize = 0;
 	int delete, off, c;
 	int res = 0;
 	int ro = 0;
 	int pfd = -1;
+	int keysz = 0;
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 	bindtextdomain(PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
@@ -458,7 +471,7 @@ 
 	delete = off = 0;
 	offset = encryption = passfd = NULL;
 	progname = argv[0];
-	while ((c = getopt(argc,argv,"de:E:o:p:v")) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt(argc,argv,"de:E:k:o:p:v")) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'd':
 			delete = 1;
@@ -467,6 +480,9 @@ 
 		case 'e':
 			encryption = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'k':
+			keysize = optarg;
+			break;
 		case 'o':
 			offset = optarg;
 			break;
@@ -494,8 +510,10 @@ 
 			usage();
 		if (passfd && sscanf(passfd,"%d",&pfd) != 1)
 			usage();
+		if (keysize && sscanf(keysize,"%d",&keysz) != 1)
+			usage();
 		res = set_loop(argv[optind], argv[optind+1], off,
-			       encryption, pfd, &ro);
+			       encryption, pfd, keysz, &ro);
 	}
 	return res;
 }
--- mount/lomount.h.old	2003-10-04 01:50:08.571908048 +1000
+++ mount/lomount.h.old	2003-10-04 01:50:14.472011096 +1000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ 
 extern int verbose;
 extern int set_loop(const char *, const char *, int, const char *,
-		    int, int *);
+		    int, int, int *);
 extern int del_loop(const char *);
 extern int is_loop_device(const char *);
 extern char * find_unused_loop_device(void);
--- mount/mount.c.old	2003-10-04 01:53:16.372358040 +1000
+++ mount/mount.c.old	2003-10-04 02:06:03.877679496 +1000
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ 
 };
 
 static char *opt_loopdev, *opt_vfstype, *opt_offset, *opt_encryption,
-  *opt_speed;
+  *opt_speed, *opt_keybits;
 
 static struct string_opt_map {
   char *tag;
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ 
   { "offset=",	0, &opt_offset },
   { "encryption=", 0, &opt_encryption },
   { "speed=", 0, &opt_speed },
+  { "keybits=", 0, &opt_keybits },
   { NULL, 0, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ 
 static int
 loop_check(char **spec, char **type, int *flags,
 	   int *loop, char **loopdev, char **loopfile) {
-  int looptype, offset;
+  int looptype, offset, keybits;
 
   /*
    * In the case of a loop mount, either type is of the form lo@/dev/loop5
@@ -604,8 +605,9 @@ 
       if (verbose)
 	printf(_("mount: going to use the loop device %s\n"), *loopdev);
       offset = opt_offset ? strtoul(opt_offset, NULL, 0) : 0;
+      keybits = opt_keybits ? strtoul(opt_keybits, NULL, 0) : 0;
       if (set_loop(*loopdev, *loopfile, offset,
-		   opt_encryption, pfd, &loopro)) {
+		   opt_encryption, pfd, keybits, &loopro)) {
 	if (verbose)
 	  printf(_("mount: failed setting up loop device\n"));
 	return EX_FAIL;