From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mail.saout.de (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:43:21 +0100 (CET) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Nekki-0001w2-Ob for dm-crypt@saout.de; Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:43:20 +0100 Received: from 45-84.2-85.cust.bluewin.ch ([85.2.84.45]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:43:20 +0100 Received: from studhalter.daniel by 45-84.2-85.cust.bluewin.ch with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:43:20 +0100 From: wucherpfennig Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:42:56 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20100204134943.GA15211@tansi.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: Sender: news Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] cryptsetup won't accept password after normal reboot List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: dm-crypt@saout.de Am 05.02.2010 15:48, schrieb Ma Begaj: > 2010/2/5 wucherpfennig: >> Am 04.02.2010 14:49, schrieb Arno Wagner: >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 10:21:26AM +0000, wucherpfennig wrote: >>>> >>>> First: I'm sorry for this strange topic behaviour, but I don't know how >>>> to >>>> write real answers (I tried in the test list, but didn't work either). >>>> >>>>> I gahther this is a new installation and you would only lose >>>>> a few hours of configuration work, correct? >>>> >>>> No. It was a fully working installtion. I wouldn't car that much about >>>> this problem, but I wanted to backup my stuff last weeekend (old backup >>>> was messed up). So basicly I'm standing here without any backup from the >>>> last few years... >>> >>> So you unlocked it sucessfully a number of times and suddenly >>> this does not work anymore? Any changes, like a different >>> keyboard? >> >> Yes and No, I didn't change anything... Thats why I think it has to be >> something with the keyboard... >> >>>>> For example if >>>>> you have, say, 12 characters and 9 of them are the same on most >>>>> keymaps, then you could try a direct brute force. >>>> >>>> I had the same idea last night. although my password is about 20 >>>> characters long a brute force attack shouldn't take too long, because >>>> there are 4 special Chars [eg ()_-] and 8 numbers. Letters shouldn't be >>>> the problem, numbers too... >>> >>> Letters, except 'y' and 'z'. Numbers should be the same. >>> Specials you will have to try some alternatives. >>> >>> Sounds doable. >>> >>> Arno >> >> I avoided y z, so there should be no problem... Any suggestions how to go on >> further? >> > > Why don't you made a custom initrd image which would print out what > you type to be sure that you use right password. You just need to > catch password with "read" and print it out. > > I have such an image somewhere and I could send/modify it if you are > not able to make it yourself. You would just need to put in your > lilo.conf or whatever boot manager you use. > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@saout.de > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > Well, I don't know if thats necessary. If it doen't work from a live cd why should it work with a diffrent initrd image...?