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@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ The
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utility is used to configure encryption on GEOM providers.
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Here is the list of the most important features:
The following is a list of the most important features:
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.Bl -bullet -offset indent -compact
.It
Utilize the
Utilizes the
.Xr crypto 9
framework, so when there is a crypto hardware available,
framework, so when there is crypto hardware available,
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will make use of it automatically.
If cryptography needs to be done in software,
@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ and
Can create a key from a couple of components (user entered passphrase, random
bits from a file, etc.).
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Allows to encrypt root partition - user will be asked for the passphrase before
root file system is mounted.
Allows to encrypt the root partition - the user will be asked for the
passphrase before the root file system is mounted.
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User's passphrase is strengthen with:
The passphrase of the user is strengthened with:
.Rs
.%A B. Kaliski
.%T "PKCS #5: Password-Based Cryptography Specification, Version 2.0."
@ -169,13 +169,15 @@ It is fast -
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performs simple sector-to-sector encryption.
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Allows to backup/restore Master Keys, so when user have to quickly destroy keys,
it is able to get the data back by restoring keys from the backup.
Allows to backup/restore Master Keys, so when a user has to quickly
destroy his keys,
it is possible to get the data back by restoring keys from the backup.
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Provider can be configured to automatically detach on last close (so user don't
have to remember to detach provider after unmounting file system).
Providers can be configured to automatically detach on last close
(so users don't have to remember to detach providers after unmounting
the file systems).
.It
Allows to attach provider with a random, one-time keys - useful for swap
Allows to attach a provider with a random, one-time key - useful for swap
partitions and temporary file systems.
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@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ indicates an action to be performed:
.Bl -tag -width ".Cm onetime"
.It Cm init
Initialize provider which needs to be encrypted.
Here you can setup cryptographic algorithm to use, key length, etc.
Here you can set up the cryptographic algorithm to use, key length, etc.
The last provider's sector is used to store metadata.
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Additional options include:
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The default is
.Nm AES .
.It Fl b
Ask for the passphrase on boot, before root partition is mounted.
This allows to use encrypted root partition.
One will still need bootable unencrypted storage with
Ask for the passphrase on boot, before the root partition is mounted.
This makes it possible to use an encrypted root partition.
One will still need bootable unencrypted storage with a
.Pa /boot/
directory, which can be a CD-ROM disc or USB pen-drive, which can be removed
directory, which can be a CD-ROM disc or USB pen-drive, that can be removed
after boot.
.It Fl i Ar iterations
Number of iterations to use with PKCS#5v2.
If this option is not specified
If this option is not specified,
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will find the number of iterations which is equal to 2 seconds of crypto work.
If 0 is given, PKCS#5v2 will not be used.
@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ Specifies a file which contains part of the key.
If
.Ar newkeyfile
is given as -, standard input will be used.
Here is how more than one file with the key component can be used:
Here is how more than one file with a key component can be used:
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# cat key1 key2 key3 | geli init -K - /dev/da0
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.It Fl s Ar sectorsize
Change decrypted provider's sector size.
Increasing sector size allows to increase performance, because we need to
generate IV and do encrypt/decrypt for every single sector - less number
generate an IV and do encrypt/decrypt for every single sector - less number
of sectors means less work to do.
.It Fl P
Do not use passphrase as the key component.
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.It Cm attach
Attach the given provider. The master key will be decrypted using the given
Attach the given provider.
The master key will be decrypted using the given
passphrase/keyfile and a new GEOM provider will be created using the given
provider's name with an
.Qq .eli
@ -248,19 +251,19 @@ suffix.
Additional options include:
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl a Ar algo"
.It Fl d
If specified, decrypted provider will be detached automatically on last close.
This can help with short memory - user doesn't have to remember to detach
provider after unmounting file system.
It only works when provider was opened for writing, so it will not work if
file system on the provider is mounted read-only.
Probably better choice is the
If specified, a decrypted provider will be detached automatically on last close.
This can help with short memory - user doesn't have to remember to detach the
provider after unmounting the file system.
It only works when the provider was opened for writing, so it will not work if
the file system on the provider is mounted read-only.
Probably a better choice is the
.Fl l
option for the
.Cm detach
subcommand.
.It Fl k Ar keyfile
Specifies a file which contains part of the key.
For more information see description of
For more information see the description of the
.Fl K
option for the
.Cm init
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Do not use passphrase as the key component.
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.It Cm detach
Detach the given providers, which means remove devfs entry and clear the keys
from memory.
Detach the given providers, which means remove the devfs entry
and clear the keys from memory.
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Additional options include:
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl a Ar algo"
.It Fl f
Force detach - detach even if provider is open.
Force detach - detach even if the provider is open.
.It Fl l
Mark provider to detach on last close.
If this option is specified provider will not be detached until it is open,
but when it will be closed last time, it will be automatically detached (even
If this option is specified, the provider will not be detached
until it is open, but when it will be closed last time, it will
be automatically detached (even
if it was only opened for reading).
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.It Cm onetime
Attach the given providers with a random, one-time keys.
Attach the given providers with random, one-time keys.
The command can be used to encrypt swap partitions or temporary file systems.
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Additional options include:
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl a Ar algo"
.It Fl a Ar algo
Encryption algorithm to use.
For more information see description of the
For more information, see the description of the
.Cm init
subcommand.
.It Fl d
Detach on last close.
Note, the option is not usable for temporary file system, because provider will
be detached after creating file system on it.
Note, the option is not usable for temporary file systems as the provider will
be detached after creating the file system on it.
It still can (and should be) used for swap partitions.
For more information see description of the
For more information, see the description of the
.Cm attach
subcommand.
.It Fl l Ar keylen
Key length to use with the given cryptographic algorithm.
For more information see description of the
For more information, see the description of the
.Cm init
subcommand.
.It Fl s Ar sectorsize
Change decrypted provider's sector size.
For more information see description of the
For more information, see the description of the
.Cm init
subcommand.
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@ -317,10 +321,11 @@ Change or setup (if not yet initialized) selected key.
There is one master key, which can be encrypted with two independent user keys.
With the
.Cm init
subcommand only key number 0 is initialized.
The key can be always changed: for attached provider, for detached provider or
on the backup file.
When provider is attached, user don't have to provide an old passphrase/keyfile.
subcommand, only key number 0 is initialized.
The key can always be changed: for an attached provider,
for a detached provider or on the backup file.
When a provider is attached, the user does not have to provide
an old passphrase/keyfile.
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Additional options include:
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl a Ar algo"
@ -329,43 +334,45 @@ Specifies a file which contains part of the old key.
.It Fl K Ar newkeyfile
Specifies a file which contains part of the new key.
.It Fl n Ar keyno
Specifies number of the key to change (could be 0 or 1).
If provider is attached and no key number is given, the key used for attaching
provider will be changed.
If provider is detached (or we're operating on a backup file) and no key number
is given, the key decrypted with passphrase/keyfile will be changed.
Specifies the number of the key to change (could be 0 or 1).
If the provider is attached and no key number is given, the key
used for attaching the provider will be changed.
If the provider is detached (or we are operating on a backup file)
and no key number is given, the key decrypted with the passphrase/keyfile
will be changed.
.It Fl p
Do not use passphrase as the old key component.
.It Fl P
Do not use passphrase as the new key component.
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.It Cm delkey
Destroy (overwrite with random data) selected key.
If one is destroying keys for an attached provider, provider won't be detached
even if all keys will be destroyed.
Destroy (overwrite with random data) the selected key.
If one is destroying keys for an attached provider, the provider
will not be detached even if all keys will be destroyed.
It can be even rescued with the
.Cm setkey
subcommand.
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl a Ar algo"
.It Fl a
Destroy all keys (doesn't need
Destroy all keys (does not need
.Fl f
option).
.It Fl f
Force key destruction. This option is needed to destroy the last key.
Force key destruction.
This option is needed to destroy the last key.
.It Fl n Ar keyno
Specifies the key number.
If provider is attached and no key number is given, the key used for attaching
provider will be destroyed.
If provider is detached (or we're operating on a backup file) the key number
If the provider is attached and no key number is given, the key
used for attaching the provider will be destroyed.
If provider is detached (or we are operating on a backup file) the key number
has to be given.
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.It Cm kill
The command should be used in emergency situations.
This command should be used in emergency situations.
It will destroy all keys on the given provider and will detach it forcibly
(if it is attached).
This is absolutely one-way command - if you don't have metadata backup, your data
is gone for good.
This is absolutely a one-way command - if you do not have a metadata
backup, your data is gone for good.
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl a Ar algo"
.It Fl a
If specified, all currently attached providers will be killed.
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GEOM class.
This can be set to a number between 0 and 3 inclusive.
If set to 0 minimal debug information is printed, and if set to 3 the
If set to 0, minimal debug information is printed.
If set to 3, the
maximum amount of debug information is printed.
This variable could be set in
.Pa /boot/loader.conf .
.It Va kern.geom.eli.tries : No 3
Number of times user is asked for the passphrase.
This is only used for providers which should be attached on boot (before root
file system is mounted).
Number of times a user is asked for the passphrase.
This is only used for providers which should be attached on boot
(before the root file system is mounted).
If set to 0, attaching providers on boot will be disabled.
This variable should be set in
.Pa /boot/loader.conf .
.It Va kern.geom.eli.overwrites : No 5
Specifies how many times Master-Key will be overwriten with random values when
it is destroyed. After this operation it is filled with zeros.
Specifies how many times the Master-Key will be overwritten
with random values when it is destroyed.
After this operation it is filled with zeros.
.It Va kern.geom.eli.visible_passphrase : No 0
If set to 1, passphrase entered on boot (before root file system is mounted)
will be visible.
This possibility should be used with caution as entered passphrase can be logged
and exposed via
If set to 1, the passphrase entered on boot (before the root
file system is mounted) will be visible.
This possibility should be used with caution as the entered
passphrase can be logged and exposed via
.Xr dmesg 8 .
This variable should be set in
.Pa /boot/loader.conf .
.It Va kern.geom.eli.threads : No 1
Specifies how many kernel threads should be used for doing software
cryptography.
It's purpose is to increase performance on SMP systems.
Its purpose is to increase performance on SMP systems.
This variable could be set in
.Pa /boot/loader.conf .
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
Exit status is 0 on success, and 1 if the command fails.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Initialize provider which is going to be encrypted with a passphrase and random
data from a file on the user's pen drive.
Initialize a provider which is going to be encrypted with a
passphrase and random data from a file on the user's pen drive.
Use 4kB sector size.
Attach the provider, create a file system and mount it.
Do the work.
Unmount provider and detach it:
Unmount the provider and detach it:
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# dd if=/dev/random of=/mnt/pendrive/da2.key bs=64 count=1
# geli init -s 4096 -K /mnt/pendrive/da2.key /dev/da2
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# geli detach da2.eli
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Create encrypted provider, but use two key: one for your girlfriend and one for
you (so there will be no tragedy if she forget her passphrase):
Create an encrypted provider, but use two keys:
one for your girlfriend and one for
you (so there will be no tragedy if she forgets her passphrase):
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# geli init /dev/da2
Enter new passphrase: (enter your passphrase)
Reenter new passphrase:
# geli setkey -n 1 /dev/da2
Enter passphrase: (enter your passphrase)
Enter new passphrase: (let your girlfriend to enter her passphrase ...)
Enter new passphrase: (let your girlfriend enter her passphrase ...)
Reenter new passphrase: (... twice)
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You are security-person in your company.
Create encrypted provider for use by the user, but remember that users forget
their passphrases, so backup Master Key with your own random key:
You are the security-person in your company.
Create an encrypted provider for use by the user, but remember that users
forget their passphrases, so back Master Key up with your own random key:
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# dd if=/dev/random of=/mnt/pendrive/keys/`hostname` bs=64 count=1
# geli init -P -K /mnt/pendrive/keys/`hostname` /dev/ad0s1e
# geli backup /dev/ad0s1e /mnt/pendrive/backups/`hostname`
(use key number 0, so encrypted Master Key by you will be overwriten)
(use key number 0, so the encrypted Master Key by you will be overwritten)
# geli setkey -n 0 -k /mnt/pendrive/keys/`hostname` /dev/ad0s1e
(allow the user to enter his passphrase)
Enter new passphrase:
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.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr crypto 4 ,
.Xr crypto 9 ,
.Xr gbde 4 ,
.Xr gbde 8 ,
.Xr geom 4 ,
.Xr geom 8
.Xr gbde 8 ,
.Xr geom 8 ,
.Xr crypto 9
.Sh HISTORY
The
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