[dm-crypt] External HD don't want to be deciphered

[dm-crypt] External HD don't want to be deciphered

[janemba]

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(Sorry I forgot the subject)

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:50 PM, janemba <cap.janemba@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have an issue with LUKS. I have a new external hard drive with the
> following characteristics :
>
> Host scsi11: usb-storage
> Vendor: Seagate (2TB)
> Product: Expansion
> Serial Number: xxx
> Protocol: Transparent SCSI
> Transport: Bulk
> Quirks: SANE_SENSE
>
> Also I have cryptsetup install on my box with version 1.4.3 and kernel
> 3.14.5. I can't update cryptsetup on this box as I ciphered the hard drive
> with this version and I'm afraid to not be able to deciphered the hard
> drive if cryptsetup version change.
>
> Moreover, I'm using the external hard drive only with this box. This mean
> I setup nad I use cryptsetup on my external hard drive only with the box
> above.
>
> My issue is each time I open the device I got the following error :
> "No key available with this passphrase."
>
> I open it like below :
>  $ cryptsetup luksOpen  /dev/sdb1 safehd
>
> But sometimes it works so this is not a password issue. Also, I setup
> again the hard drive by zeroing the whole device and I got the exact same
> issue.
>
> Do you know whats going ?
>
> Please let me know if you want further information.
>
> Thanks
>



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Re: [dm-crypt] External HD don't want to be deciphered

[Sven Eschenberg]

On Mon, May 4, 2015 16:51, janemba wrote:
> (Sorry I forgot the subject)
>
> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:50 PM, janemba <cap.janemba@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an issue with LUKS. I have a new external hard drive with the
>> following characteristics :
>>
>> Host scsi11: usb-storage
>> Vendor: Seagate (2TB)
>> Product: Expansion
>> Serial Number: xxx
>> Protocol: Transparent SCSI
>> Transport: Bulk
>> Quirks: SANE_SENSE
>>
>> Also I have cryptsetup install on my box with version 1.4.3 and kernel
>> 3.14.5. I can't update cryptsetup on this box as I ciphered the hard
>> drive
>> with this version and I'm afraid to not be able to deciphered the hard
>> drive if cryptsetup version change.
>>

On a short sidenote, you could still keep a copy of your current
cryptsetup for safety or even compile a static build to keep on your
'desk' or some thumb drive just in case some issues arise with newer
versions.

Ragards

-Sven

P.S.: Aside from that you might want to fill in the details Arno asked for...

Re: [dm-crypt] External HD don't want to be deciphered

[janemba]

On 05/04/2015 08:59 PM, Sven Eschenberg wrote:
> On Mon, May 4, 2015 16:51, janemba wrote:
>> (Sorry I forgot the subject)
>>
>> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:50 PM, janemba <cap.janemba@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have an issue with LUKS. I have a new external hard drive with the
>>> following characteristics :
>>>
>>> Host scsi11: usb-storage
>>> Vendor: Seagate (2TB)
>>> Product: Expansion
>>> Serial Number: xxx
>>> Protocol: Transparent SCSI
>>> Transport: Bulk
>>> Quirks: SANE_SENSE
>>>
>>> Also I have cryptsetup install on my box with version 1.4.3 and kernel
>>> 3.14.5. I can't update cryptsetup on this box as I ciphered the hard
>>> drive
>>> with this version and I'm afraid to not be able to deciphered the hard
>>> drive if cryptsetup version change.
>>>
> On a short sidenote, you could still keep a copy of your current
> cryptsetup for safety or even compile a static build to keep on your
> 'desk' or some thumb drive just in case some issues arise with newer
> versions.
>
> Ragards
>
> -Sven
>
> P.S.: Aside from that you might want to fill in the details Arno asked for...
>

Ok thank you guys. I tried  with a static version of cryptsetup and
everything worked fine now. So, I will update to the latest
version like Arno said but after a complete backup.

Thanks again