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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 00:31:19 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 00:31:19 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 2:2.1.0.upstream/2%2.1.0upstream
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diff --git a/misc/keyslot_checker/README b/misc/keyslot_checker/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cd5bf81 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/keyslot_checker/README @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +Purpose +======= + +chk_luks_keyslots is a tool that searches the keyslot area of a +LUKS container for positions where entropy is low and hence +there is a high probability of damage from overwrites of parts +of the key-slot with data such as a RAID superblock or a partition +table. + + +Installation +============ + +1. Install the version of cryptsetup the tool came with. +2. Compile with "make" + +Manual compile can be done with + gcc -lm -lcryptsetup chk_luks_keyslots.c -o chk_luks_keyslots + +Usage +===== + +Call chk_luks_keyslots without arguments for an option summary. + + +Example of a good keyslot area with keys 0 and 2 in use: +-------------------------------------------------------- + +root> ./chk_luks_keyslots /dev/loop0 + +parameters (commandline and LUKS header): + sector size: 512 + threshold: 0.900000 + +- processing keyslot 0: start: 0x001000 end: 0x020400 +- processing keyslot 1: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 2: start: 0x041000 end: 0x060400 +- processing keyslot 3: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 4: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 5: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 6: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 7: keyslot not in use + + +Same example of a fault in slot 2 at offset 0x50000: +---------------------------------------------------- + +root>./chk_luks_keyslots /dev/loop2 + +parameters (commandline and LUKS header): + sector size: 512 + threshold: 0.900000 + +- processing keyslot 0: start: 0x001000 end: 0x020400 +- processing keyslot 1: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 2: start: 0x041000 end: 0x060400 + low entropy at: 0x050000 entropy: 0.549165 +- processing keyslot 3: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 4: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 5: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 6: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 7: keyslot not in use + + +Same as last, but verbose: +-------------------------- +root>./chk_luks_keyslots -v /dev/loop2 + +parameters (commandline and LUKS header): + sector size: 512 + threshold: 0.900000 + +- processing keyslot 0: start: 0x001000 end: 0x020400 +- processing keyslot 1: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 2: start: 0x041000 end: 0x060400 + low entropy at: 0x050000 entropy: 0.549165 + Binary dump: + 0x050000 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 74 65 73 74 2D 73 This is a test-s + 0x050010 65 63 74 6F 72 20 66 6F 72 20 63 68 6B 5F 6C 75 ector for chk_lu + 0x050020 6B 73 5F 6B 65 79 73 6C 6F 74 73 20 74 68 65 20 ks_keyslots the + 0x050030 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 quick brown fox + 0x050040 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C jumps over the l + 0x050050 61 7A 79 20 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 azy dog the quic + 0x050060 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 k brown fox jump + 0x050070 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 20 s over the lazy + 0x050080 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 dog the quick br + 0x050090 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 own fox jumps ov + 0x0500a0 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 20 64 6F 67 20 er the lazy dog + 0x0500b0 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 the quick brown + 0x0500c0 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 fox jumps over t + 0x0500d0 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 20 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 he lazy dog the + 0x0500e0 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 quick brown fox + 0x0500f0 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C jumps over the l + 0x050100 61 7A 79 20 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 azy dog the quic + 0x050110 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 k brown fox jump + 0x050120 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 20 s over the lazy + 0x050130 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 dog the quick br + 0x050140 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 own fox jumps ov + 0x050150 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 20 64 6F 67 20 er the lazy dog + 0x050160 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 the quick brown + 0x050170 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 fox jumps over t + 0x050180 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 20 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 he lazy dog the + 0x050190 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 quick brown fox + 0x0501a0 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C jumps over the l + 0x0501b0 61 7A 79 20 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 azy dog the quic + 0x0501c0 6B 20 62 72 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 k brown fox jump + 0x0501d0 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 6C 61 7A 79 20 s over the lazy + 0x0501e0 64 6F 67 20 74 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 6B 20 62 72 dog the quick br + 0x0501f0 6F 77 6E 20 66 6F 78 20 6A 75 6D 70 73 20 6F 76 own fox jumps ov + +- processing keyslot 3: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 4: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 5: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 6: keyslot not in use +- processing keyslot 7: keyslot not in use + +---- +Copyright (C) 2012, Arno Wagner <arno@wagner.name> +This file is free documentation; the author gives +unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it. |