Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:33:24 +0200 From: Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org> To: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: Niki Denev <nike_d@cytexbg.com>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GELI - disk encryption GEOM class committed. Message-ID: <20050729133324.GL609@darkness.comp.waw.pl> In-Reply-To: <42EA2EFE.3030800@centtech.com> References: <20050728205413.GB762@darkness.comp.waw.pl> <42E95E08.80006@datacomm.ch> <42E981B9.5060500@datacomm.ch> <20050729103655.GG609@darkness.comp.waw.pl> <42EA205B.2000907@cytexbg.com> <42EA2EFE.3030800@centtech.com>
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--qo7zVO9a9OQ5oQtr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:28:30AM -0500, Eric Anderson wrote: +> Niki Denev wrote: +> >Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: +> > > +> Booting from Encrypted Root: +> > +> >>+> GELI - Works. How'd one load the kernel from an encrypted root=20 +> >>though? +> >> +> >>Kernel has to be loaded from a USB Pen-Drive or a CD-ROM. +> >>You need to put /boot/ directory in there. GELI will ask for the=20 +> >>passphrase +> >>before root file system is mounted. After that you can remove +> >>Pen-Drive/CD-ROM. +> >> +> > +> >Wouldn't it work if /boot is small separate unencrypted partition? +> >( Well, there is the possibility that someone replaces your kernel +> >with one with keylogger to catch your password next time you type it :)) +> >I use this method for bootable RAID1+0 with GEOM's stripe and mirror, +> >and it seems to work great. +>=20 +> Maybe you could write up a quick howto on your setup, and post it/submit= =20 +> it to the doc@ team. I'd prefer not to, as if you keep your kernel and modules decrypted, there is no point to encrypt root file system. --=20 Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.wheel.pl pjd@FreeBSD.org http://www.FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! --qo7zVO9a9OQ5oQtr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFC6jAkForvXbEpPzQRAulLAJ0ePZk2E3CHurbUxLO6U8ouahnm5wCcDHY+ dWB3j0qyXvHlCtTHbDUbwQ8= =gdSU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qo7zVO9a9OQ5oQtr--
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