Cryptsetup FAQ monthly pointer 3/2014
The FAQ can be found in the sources and the most current version is at http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Changes since last pointer:
- 8.3 explains how to use cryptsetup 1.6.4 or later to recover from whirlpool being broken in older gcrypt releases
- 6.12 now contains a LUKS header desctiption with hex and decimal offsets.
As allways, feedback welcome!
Arno
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Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: [email protected] GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718 ---- A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. - Plato
On first sight, there's some typos in 6.12:
lenght-> length.
(512 byteper sector) -> 512 byte(s) per
In the keyslot part of the table:
PBKDF3 iteration count -> PBKDF2 ...
Regards
-Sven
Quoted 26 lines · Arno Wagner
The FAQ can be found in the sources and the most current version is at http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Changes since last pointer:
- 8.3 explains how to use cryptsetup 1.6.4 or later to recover from whirlpool being broken in older gcrypt releases
- 6.12 now contains a LUKS header desctiption with hex and decimal offsets.
As allways, feedback welcome!
Arno
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Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: [email protected]
GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718
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A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. - Plato
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Thanks, fixed.
Arno
Quoted 45 lines · Sven Eschenberg
On first sight, there's some typos in 6.12:
lenght-> length.
(512 byteper sector) -> 512 byte(s) perIn the keyslot part of the table:
PBKDF3 iteration count -> PBKDF2 ...Regards
-Sven
Quoted 15 lines · Arno Wagner
The FAQ can be found in the sources and the most current version is at http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Changes since last pointer:
- 8.3 explains how to use cryptsetup 1.6.4 or later to recover from whirlpool being broken in older gcrypt releases
- 6.12 now contains a LUKS header desctiption with hex and decimal offsets.
As allways, feedback welcome!
Arno
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Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: [email protected]
GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718
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A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. - Plato
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Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: [email protected] GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718 ---- A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. - Plato
Quoted 2 lines · Arno Wagner
The FAQ can be found in the sources and the most current version is at http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
You have stuff from paragraphs 6.5 and 6.6 appearing in section 8.
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Do NOT delete it.Quoted 5 lines · Robert Nichols
Quoted 2 lines · Arno Wagner
The FAQ can be found in the sources and the most current version is at http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
You have stuff from paragraphs 6.5 and 6.6 appearing in section 8.
Seems my mouse has slipped. Thanks!
Arno
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Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: [email protected] GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718 ---- A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. - Plato