Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:43:31 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Create new geli file system using existing key Message-ID: <CAN6yY1uE-gfijR8n8%2BA0k6ufB=6EYEc6RbgbgpXj%2BV=80GOHPA@mail.gmail.com>
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I suspect the answer to this is "you can't" and I can understand some strong arguments against it, but I have a case where it would be handy and not a security risk. Can I initialize a GELI partition using the same key I am currently using for teh file system it is replacing? I am moving to a new computer and would love to keep the key (not pass phrase) I am currently using as it will greatly simplify my backup procedure. I could dd copy the existing raw, encrypted partition, but my new system has a larger disk and dd of a partition results in the partition being resized to match the source partition size. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683
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