* [dm-crypt] Add new key from a variable @ 2014-12-26 2:47 Jian-Ming Zheng 2014-12-26 6:49 ` Sven Eschenberg 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Jian-Ming Zheng @ 2014-12-26 2:47 UTC (permalink / raw) To: dm-crypt Hi, I want to write a script to add a new key to LUKS device /dev/sda2. As I know, I can set the new key in a key file (for example, new-key-file) and use the key file in the option. For example, $ cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sda2 new-key-file Can I add a new key from a variable defined in my script (for example, $newkey) instead of using a key file? Thanks ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [dm-crypt] Add new key from a variable 2014-12-26 2:47 [dm-crypt] Add new key from a variable Jian-Ming Zheng @ 2014-12-26 6:49 ` Sven Eschenberg 2014-12-26 16:51 ` Arno Wagner 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Sven Eschenberg @ 2014-12-26 6:49 UTC (permalink / raw) To: dm-crypt Hi, You could use STDIN to pipe the value of $var into cryptsetup, if that fits your needs. See man page on password processing to make sure you don't hit any surprises. Regards -Sven On Fri, December 26, 2014 03:47, Jian-Ming Zheng wrote: > Hi, > > I want to write a script to add a new key to LUKS device /dev/sda2. As > I know, I can set the new key in a key file (for example, > new-key-file) and use the key file in the option. For example, > > $ cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sda2 new-key-file > > Can I add a new key from a variable defined in my script (for example, > $newkey) instead of using a key file? > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@saout.de > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [dm-crypt] Add new key from a variable 2014-12-26 6:49 ` Sven Eschenberg @ 2014-12-26 16:51 ` Arno Wagner 2014-12-26 17:09 ` Sven Eschenberg 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Arno Wagner @ 2014-12-26 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw) To: dm-crypt This may not be such a good idea. If you are unlucky, the variable content may end up in swap. My guess would be that the probability is low though. Arno On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 07:49:40 CET, Sven Eschenberg wrote: > Hi, > > You could use STDIN to pipe the value of $var into cryptsetup, if that > fits your needs. See man page on password processing to make sure you > don't hit any surprises. > > Regards > > -Sven > > > On Fri, December 26, 2014 03:47, Jian-Ming Zheng wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I want to write a script to add a new key to LUKS device /dev/sda2. As > > I know, I can set the new key in a key file (for example, > > new-key-file) and use the key file in the option. For example, > > > > $ cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sda2 new-key-file > > > > Can I add a new key from a variable defined in my script (for example, > > $newkey) instead of using a key file? > > > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > > dm-crypt mailing list > > dm-crypt@saout.de > > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@saout.de > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: arno@wagner.name 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 If it's in the news, don't worry about it. The very definition of "news" is "something that hardly ever happens." -- Bruce Schneier ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [dm-crypt] Add new key from a variable 2014-12-26 16:51 ` Arno Wagner @ 2014-12-26 17:09 ` Sven Eschenberg 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Sven Eschenberg @ 2014-12-26 17:09 UTC (permalink / raw) To: dm-crypt True, I forgot about that. And AFAIK there's no standard tools for mlocking in scripts. Regards -Sven On Fri, December 26, 2014 17:51, Arno Wagner wrote: > > This may not be such a good idea. If you are unlucky, the > variable content may end up in swap. My guess would be that > the probability is low though. > > Arno > > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 07:49:40 CET, Sven Eschenberg wrote: >> Hi, >> >> You could use STDIN to pipe the value of $var into cryptsetup, if that >> fits your needs. See man page on password processing to make sure you >> don't hit any surprises. >> >> Regards >> >> -Sven >> >> >> On Fri, December 26, 2014 03:47, Jian-Ming Zheng wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I want to write a script to add a new key to LUKS device /dev/sda2. As >> > I know, I can set the new key in a key file (for example, >> > new-key-file) and use the key file in the option. For example, >> > >> > $ cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sda2 new-key-file >> > >> > Can I add a new key from a variable defined in my script (for example, >> > $newkey) instead of using a key file? >> > >> > Thanks >> > _______________________________________________ >> > dm-crypt mailing list >> > dm-crypt@saout.de >> > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dm-crypt mailing list >> dm-crypt@saout.de >> http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > > -- > Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: arno@wagner.name > 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 > > If it's in the news, don't worry about it. The very definition of > "news" is "something that hardly ever happens." -- Bruce Schneier > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@saout.de > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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