Re: GELI - disk encryption GEOM class committed.

From: Niki Denev <nike_d_at_cytexbg.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:26:03 +0300
Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote:
  > +> Booting from Encrypted Root:
> +>   GELI - Works. How'd one load the kernel from an encrypted root 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 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.

--niki
Received on Fri Jul 29 2005 - 10:26:07 UTC

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