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+2012-12-21 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Since version 1.6 This file is no longer maintained.
+ * See version control log http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/source/list
+
+2012-10-11 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Added keyslot checker (by Arno Wagner).
+ * Version 1.5.1.
+
+2012-09-11 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Add crypt_keyslot_area() API call.
+
+2012-08-27 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Optimize seek to keyfile-offset (Issue #135, thx to dreisner).
+ * Fix luksHeaderBackup for very old v1.0 unaligned LUKS headers.
+
+2012-08-12 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Allocate loop device late (only when real block device needed).
+ * Rework underlying device/file access functions.
+ * Create hash image if doesn't exist in veritysetup format.
+ * Provide better error message if running as non-root user (device-mapper, loop).
+
+2012-07-10 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Version 1.5.0.
+
+2012-06-25 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Add --device-size option for reencryption tool.
+ * Switch to use unit suffix for --reduce-device-size option.
+ * Remove open device debugging feature (no longer needed).
+ * Fix library name for FIPS check.
+
+2012-06-20 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Version 1.5.0-rc2.
+
+2012-06-18 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Introduce cryptsetup-reencrypt - experimental offline LUKS reencryption tool.
+ * Fix luks-header-from-active script (do not use LUKS header on-disk, add UUID).
+ * Add --test-passphrase option for luksOpen (check passphrase only).
+
+2012-06-11 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Introduce veritysetup for dm-verity target management.
+ * Version 1.5.0-rc1.
+
+2012-06-10 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Both data and header device can now be a file.
+ * Loop is automatically allocated in crypt_set_data_device().
+ * Require only up to last keyslot area for header device (ignore data offset).
+ * Fix header backup and restore to work on files with large data offset.
+
+2012-05-27 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Fix readonly activation if underlying device is readonly (1.4.0).
+ * Include stddef.h in libdevmapper.h (size_t definition).
+ * Version 1.4.3.
+
+2012-05-21 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Add --enable-fips for linking with fipscheck library.
+ * Initialize binary and library selfcheck if running in FIPS mode.
+ * Use FIPS RNG in FIPS mode for KEY and SALT (only gcrypt backend supported).
+
+2012-05-09 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Fix keyslot removal (wipe keyslot) for device with 4k hw block (1.4.0).
+ * Allow empty cipher (cipher_null) for testing.
+
+2012-05-02 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Fix loop mapping on readonly file.
+ * Relax --shared test, allow mapping even for overlapping segments.
+ * Support shared flag for LUKS devices (dangerous).
+ * Switch on retry on device remove for libdevmapper.
+ * Allow "private" activation (skip some udev global rules) flag.
+
+2012-04-09 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Fix header check to support old (cryptsetup 1.0.0) header alignment. (1.4.0)
+ * Version 1.4.2.
+
+2012-03-16 Milan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>
+ * Add --keyfile-offset and --new-keyfile-offset parameters to API and CLI.
+ * Add repair command and crypt_repair() for known LUKS metadata problems repair.
+ * Allow to specify --align-payload only for luksFormat.
+
+2012-03-16 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Unify password verification option.
+ * Support password verification with quiet flag if possible. (1.2.0)
+ * Fix retry if entered passphrases (with verify option) do not match.
+ * Support UUID=<LUKS_UUID> format for device specification.
+
+2012-02-11 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add --master-key-file option to luksOpen (open using volume key).
+
+2012-01-12 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix use of empty keyfile.
+
+2011-11-13 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix error message for luksClose and detached LUKS header.
+ * Allow --header for status command to get full info with detached header.
+
+2011-11-09 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.4.1.
+
+2011-11-05 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Merge pycryptsetup (Python libcryptsetup bindings).
+ * Fix stupid typo in set_iteration_time API call.
+ * Fix cryptsetup status output if parameter is device path.
+
+2011-10-27 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix crypt_get_volume_key_size() for plain device.
+ * Fix FSF address in license text.
+
+2011-10-25 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Print informative message in isLuks only in verbose mode.
+ * Version 1.4.0.
+
+2011-10-10 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.4.0-rc1.
+
+2011-10-05 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Support Nettle 2.4 crypto backend (for ripemd160).
+ * If device is not rotational, do not use Gutmann wipe method.
+ * Add crypt_last_error() API call.
+ * Fix luksKillSLot exit code if slot is inactive or invalid.
+ * Fix exit code if passphrases do not match in luksAddKey.
+ * Add LUKS on-disk format description into package.
+
+2011-09-22 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Support key-slot option for luksOpen (use only explicit keyslot).
+
+2011-08-22 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add more paranoid checks for LUKS header and keyslot attributes.
+ * Fix crypt_load to properly check device size.
+ * Use new /dev/loop-control (kernel 3.1) if possible.
+ * Enhance check of device size before writing LUKS header.
+ * Do not allow context format of already formatted device.
+
+2011-07-25 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Remove hash/hmac restart from crypto backend and make it part of hash/hmac final.
+ * Improve check for invalid offset and size values.
+
+2011-07-19 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Revert default initialisation of volume key in crypt_init_by_name().
+ * Do not allow key retrieval while suspended (key could be wiped).
+ * Do not allow suspend for non-LUKS devices.
+ * Support retries and timeout parameters for luksSuspend.
+ * Add --header option for detached metadata (on-disk LUKS header) device.
+ * Add crypt_init_by_name_and_header() and crypt_set_data_device() to API.
+ * Allow different data offset setting for detached header.
+
+2011-07-07 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Remove old API functions (all functions using crypt_options).
+ * Add --enable-discards option to allow discards/TRIM requests.
+ * Add crypt_get_iv_offset() function to API.
+
+2011-07-01 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add --shared option for creating non-overlapping crypt segments.
+ * Add shared flag to libcryptsetup api.
+ * Fix plain crypt format parameters to include size option (API change).
+
+2011-06-08 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix return code for status command when device doesn't exists.
+
+2011-05-24 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.3.1.
+
+2011-05-17 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix keyfile=- processing in create command (1.3.0).
+ * Simplify device path status check.
+
+2011-05-03 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Do not ignore size argument for create command (1.2.0).
+
+2011-04-18 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix error paths in blockwise code and lseek_write call.
+ * Add Nettle crypto backend support.
+
+2011-04-05 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.3.0.
+
+2011-03-22 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Also support --skip and --hash option for loopaesOpen.
+ * Fix return code when passphrase is read from pipe.
+ * Document cryptsetup exit codes.
+
+2011-03-18 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Respect maximum keyfile size parameter.
+ * Introduce maximum default keyfile size, add configure option.
+ * Require the whole key read from keyfile in create command (broken in 1.2.0).
+ * Fix offset option for loopaesOpen.
+ * Lock memory also in luksDump command.
+ * Version 1.3.0-rc2.
+
+2011-03-14 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.3.0-rc1.
+
+2011-03-11 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add loop manipulation code and support mapping of images in file.
+ * Add backing device loop info into status message.
+ * Add luksChangeKey command.
+
+2011-03-05 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add exception to COPYING for binary distribution linked with OpenSSL library.
+ * Set secure data flag (wipe all ioctl buffers) if devmapper library supports it.
+
+2011-01-29 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix mapping removal if device disappeared but node still exists.
+ * Fix luksAddKey return code if master key is used.
+
+2011-01-25 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add loop-AES handling (loopaesOpen and loopaesClose commands).
+ (requires kernel 2.6.38 and above)
+
+2011-01-05 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix static build (--disable-static-cryptsetup now works properly).
+
+2010-12-30 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add compile time crypto backends implementation
+ (gcrypt, OpenSSL, NSS and userspace Linux kernel crypto api).
+ * Currently NSS is lacking ripemd160, cannot provide full plain compatibility.
+ * Use --with-crypto_backend=[gcrypt|openssl|nss|kernel] to configure.
+
+2010-12-20 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.2.0.
+
+2010-11-25 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix crypt_activate_by_keyfile() to work with PLAIN devices.
+ * Fix create command to properly handle keyfile size.
+
+2010-11-16 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.2.0-rc1.
+
+2010-11-13 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix password callback call.
+ * Fix default plain password entry from terminal in activate_by_passphrase.
+ * Add --dump-master-key option for luksDump to allow volume key dump.
+ * Allow to activate by internally cached volume key
+ (format/activate without keyslots active - used for temporary devices).
+ * Initialize volume key from active device in crypt_init_by_name()
+ * Fix cryptsetup binary exitcodes.
+ * Increase library version (still binary compatible with 1.1.x release).
+
+2010-11-01 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * No longer support luksDelKey, reload and --non-exclusive.
+ * Remove some obsolete info from man page.
+ * Add crypt_get_type(), crypt_resize(), crypt_keyslot_max()
+ and crypt_get_active_device() to API.
+ * Rewrite all implementations in cryptsetup to new API.
+ * Fix luksRemoveKey to behave as documented (do not ask
+ for remaining keyslot passphrase).
+ * Add more regression tests for commands.
+ * Disallow mapping of device which is already in use (mapped or mounted).
+ * Disallow luksFormat on device in use.
+
+2010-10-27 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Rewrite cryptsetup luksFormat, luksOpen, luksAddKey to use new API
+ to allow adding new features.
+ * Implement --use-random and --use-urandom for luksFormat to allow
+ setting of RNG for volume key generator.
+ * Add crypt_set_rng_type() and crypt_get_rng_type() to API.
+ * Add crypt_set_uuid() to API.
+ * Allow UUID setting in luksFormat and luksUUID (--uuid parameter).
+ * Add --keyfile-size and --new-keyfile-size (in bytes) size and disallow overloading
+ of --key-size for limiting keyfile reads.
+ * Fix luksFormat to properly use key file with --master-key-file switch.
+ * Fix possible double free when handling master key file.
+
+2010-10-17 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add crypt_get_device_name() to API (get underlying device name).
+ * Change detection for static libraries.
+ * Fix pkg-config use in automake scripts.
+ * Remove --disable-shared-library switch and handle static library build
+ by common libtool logic (using --enable-static).
+ * Add --enable-static-cryptsetup option to build cryptsetup.static binary
+ together with shared build.
+
+2010-08-05 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Wipe iteration and salt after KillSlot in LUKS header.
+ * Rewrite file differ test to C (and fix it to really work).
+ * Switch to 1MiB default alignment of data.
+ For more info see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621684
+ * Do not query non-existent device twice (cryptsetup status /dev/nonexistent).
+ * Check if requested hash is supported before writing LUKS header.
+
+2010-07-28 Arno Wagner <arno@wagner.name>
+ * Add FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) file to distribution.
+
+2010-07-03 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix udev support for old libdevmapper with not compatible definition.
+ * Version 1.1.3.
+
+2010-06-01 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix device alignment ioctl calls parameters.
+ * Fix activate_by_* API calls to handle NULL device name as documented.
+
+2010-05-30 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Version 1.1.2.
+
+2010-05-27 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix luksFormat/luksOpen reading passphrase from stdin and "-" keyfile.
+ * Support --key-file/-d option for luksFormat.
+ * Fix description of --key-file and add --verbose and --debug options to man page.
+ * Add verbose log level and move unlocking message there.
+ * Remove device even if underlying device disappeared.
+ * Fix (deprecated) reload device command to accept new device argument.
+
+2010-05-23 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix luksClose operation for stacked DM devices.
+ * Version 1.1.1.
+
+2010-05-03 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix automatic dm-crypt module loading.
+ * Escape hyphens in man page.
+ * Version 1.1.1-rc2.
+
+2010-04-30 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Try to use pkgconfig for device mapper library.
+ * Detect old dm-crypt module and disable LUKS suspend/resume.
+ * Fix apitest to work on older systems.
+ * Allow no hash specification in plain device constructor.
+ * Fix luksOpen reading of passphrase on stdin (if "-" keyfile specified).
+ * Fix isLuks to initialise crypto backend (blkid instead is suggested anyway).
+ * Version 1.1.1-rc1.
+
+2010-04-12 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix package config to use proper package version.
+ * Avoid class C++ keyword in library header.
+ * Detect and use devmapper udev support if available (disable by --disable-udev).
+
+2010-04-06 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Prefer some device paths in status display.
+ * Support device topology detectionfor data alignment.
+
+2010-02-25 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Do not verify unlocking passphrase in luksAddKey command.
+ * Properly initialise crypto backend in header backup/restore commands.
+
+2010-01-17 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * If gcrypt compiled with capabilities, document workaround for cryptsetup (see lib/gcrypt.c).
+ * Version 1.1.0.
+
+2010-01-10 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix initialisation of gcrypt during luksFormat.
+ * Convert hash name to lower case in header (fix sha1 backward compatible header)
+ * Check for minimum required gcrypt version.
+
+2009-12-30 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix key slot iteration count calculation (small -i value was the same as default).
+ * The slot and key digest iteration minimum is now 1000.
+ * The key digest iteration # is calculated from iteration time (approx 1/8 of that).
+ * Version 1.1.0-rc4.
+
+2009-12-11 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix error handling during reading passhrase.
+
+2009-12-01 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Allow changes of default compiled-in cipher parameters through configure.
+ * Switch default key size for LUKS to 256bits.
+ * Switch default plain mode to aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 (default is backward incompatible!).
+
+2009-11-14 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add CRYPT_ prefix to enum defined in libcryptsetup.h.
+ * Fix status call to fail when running as non-root user.
+ * Check in configure if selinux libraries are required in static version.
+ * Add temporary debug code to find processes locking internal device.
+ * Simplify build system, use autopoint and clean gettext processing.
+ * Use proper NLS macros and detection (so the message translation works again).
+ * Version 1.1.0-rc3.
+
+2009-09-30 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix exported symbols and versions in libcryptsetup.
+ * Do not use internal lib functions in cryptsetup.
+ * Add crypt_log to library.
+ * Fix crypt_remove_device (remove, luksClose) implementation.
+ * Move dm backend initialisation to library calls.
+ * Move duplicate Command failed message to verbose level (error is printed always).
+ * Add some password and used algorithms notes to man page.
+ * Version 1.1.0-rc2.
+
+2009-09-28 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add luksHeaderBackup and luksHeaderRestore commands.
+ * Fail passphrase read if piped input no longer exists.
+ * Version 1.1.0-rc1.
+
+2009-09-15 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Initialize crypto library before LUKS header load.
+ * Fix manpage to not require --size which expands to device size by default.
+
+2009-09-10 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Clean up Makefiles and configure script.
+ * Version 1.1.0-test0.
+
+2009-09-08 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Use dm-uuid for all crypt devices, contains device type and name now.
+ * Try to read first sector from device to properly check that device is ready.
+
+2009-09-02 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Add luksSuspend (freeze device and wipe key) and luksResume (with provided passphrase).
+
+2009-08-30 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Require device device-mapper to build and do not use backend wrapper for dm calls.
+ * Move memory locking and dm initialization to command layer.
+ * Increase priority of process if memory is locked.
+ * Add log macros and make logging more consistent.
+ * Move command successful messages to verbose level.
+ * Introduce --debug parameter.
+ * Move device utils code and provide context parameter (for log).
+ * Keyfile now must be provided by path, only stdin file descriptor is used (api only).
+ * Do not call isatty() on closed keyfile descriptor.
+ * Run performance check for PBKDF2 from LUKS code, do not mix hash algorithms results.
+ * Add ability to provide pre-generated master key and UUID in LUKS header format.
+ * Add LUKS function to verify master key digest.
+ * Move key slot manipulation function into LUKS specific code.
+ * Replace global options struct with separate parameters in helper functions.
+ * Add new libcryptsetup API (documented in libcryptsetup.h).
+ * Implement old API calls using new functions.
+ * Remove old API code helper functions.
+ * Add --master-key-file option for luksFormat and luksAddKey.
+
+2009-08-17 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix PBKDF2 speed calculation for large passphrases.
+ * Allow using passphrase provided in options struct for LuksOpen.
+ * Allow restrict keys size in LuksOpen.
+
+2009-07-30 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix errors when compiled with LUKS_DEBUG.
+ * Print error when getline fails.
+ * Remove po/cryptsetup-luks.pot, it's autogenerated.
+ * Return ENOENT for empty keyslots, EINVAL will be used later for other type of error.
+ * Switch PBKDF2 from internal SHA1 to libgcrypt, make hash algorithm not hardcoded to SHA1 here.
+ * Add required parameters for changing hash used in LUKS key setup scheme.
+ * Do not export simple XOR helper now used only inside AF functions.
+ * Completely remove internal SHA1 implementation code, not needed anymore.
+ * Enable hash algorithm selection for LUKS through -h luksFormat option.
+
+2009-07-28 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Pad luks header to 512 sector size.
+ * Rework read/write blockwise to not split operation to many pieces.
+ * Use posix_memalign if available.
+
+2009-07-22 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Fix segfault if provided slot in luksKillslot is invalid.
+ * Remove unneeded timeout when remove of temporary device succeeded.
+
+2009-07-22 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * version 1.0.7
+
+2009-07-16 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+ * Allow removal of last slot in luksRemoveKey and luksKillSlot.
+
+2009-07-11 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+
+ * Add --disable-selinux option and fix static build if selinux is required.
+ * Reject unsupported --offset and --skip options for luksFormat and update man page.
+
+2009-06-22 Milan Broz <mbroz@redhat.com>
+
+ * Summary of changes in subversion for 1.0.7-rc1:
+ * Various man page fixes.
+ * Set UUID in device-mapper for LUKS devices.
+ * Retain readahead of underlying device.
+ * Display device name when asking for password.
+ * Check device size when loading LUKS header. Remove misleading error message later.
+ * Add error hint if dm-crypt mapping failed.
+ * Use better error messages if device doesn't exist or is already used by other mapping.
+ * Fix make distcheck.
+ * Check if all slots are full during luksAddKey.
+ * Fix segfault in set_error.
+ * Code cleanups, remove precompiled pot files, remove unnecessary files from po directory
+ * Fix uninitialized return value variable in setup.c.
+ * Code cleanups. (thanks to Ivan Stankovic)
+ * Fix wrong output for remaining key at key deletion.
+ * Allow deletion of key slot while other keys have the same key information.
+ * Add missing AM_PROG_CC_C_O to configure.in
+ * Remove duplicate sentence in man page.
+ * Wipe start of device (possible fs signature) before LUKS-formatting.
+ * Do not process configure.in in hidden directories.
+ * Return more descriptive error in case of IO or header format error.
+ * Use remapping to error target instead of calling udevsettle for temporary crypt device.
+ * Check device mapper communication and warn user if device-mapper support missing in kernel.
+ * Fix signal handler to properly close device.
+ * write_lseek_blockwise: declare innerCount outside the if block.
+ * add -Wall to the default CFLAGS. fix some signedness issues.
+ * Error handling improvement.
+ * Add non-exclusive override to interface definition.
+ * Refactor key slot selection into keyslot_from_option.
+
+2007-05-01 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/backends.c, man/cryptsetup.8: Apply patch from Ludwig Nussel
+ <ludwig.nussel@suse.de>, for old SuSE compat hashing.
+
+2007-04-16 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * Summary of changes in subversion:
+ Fix segfault for key size > 32 bytes.
+ Kick ancient header version conversion.
+ Fix http://bugs.debian.org/403075
+ No passwort retrying for I/O errors.
+ Fix hang on "-i 0".
+ Fix parenthesization error that prevented --tries from working
+ correctly.
+
+2006-11-28 gettextize <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>
+
+ * m4/gettext.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/glibc2.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/intmax.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/inttypes-h.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/inttypes-pri.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/lib-link.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/lib-prefix.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/lock.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/longdouble.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/longlong.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/nls.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/po.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/printf-posix.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/signed.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/size_max.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/visibility.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/wchar_t.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/wint_t.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/xsize.m4: New file, from gettext-0.15.
+ * m4/Makefile.am: New file.
+ * configure.in (AC_OUTPUT): Add m4/Makefile.
+ (AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION): Bump to 0.15.
+
+2006-10-22 David Härdeman <david@hardeman.nu>
+
+ * Allow hashing of keys passed through stdin.
+
+2006-10-13 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: 1.0.4 release
+
+2006-10-13 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * man/cryptsetup.8: Document --tries switch; patch by Jonas
+ Meurer.
+
+2006-10-13 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c: Added terminal timeout rewrite as forwarded by
+ Jonas Meurer
+
+2006-10-04 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * Merged patch from Marc Merlin <marc@merlins.org> to allow user
+ selection of key slot.
+
+2006-09-26 gettextize <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>
+
+ * m4/codeset.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/gettext.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/glibc2.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/glibc21.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/iconv.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/intdiv0.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/intmax.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/inttypes.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/inttypes_h.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/inttypes-pri.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/isc-posix.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/lcmessage.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/lib-ld.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/lib-link.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/lib-prefix.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/longdouble.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/longlong.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/nls.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/po.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/printf-posix.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/progtest.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/signed.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/size_max.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/stdint_h.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/uintmax_t.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/ulonglong.m4: Upgrade to gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/wchar_t.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/wint_t.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * m4/xsize.m4: New file, from gettext-0.14.4.
+ * Makefile.am (ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS): New variable.
+ * configure.in (AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION): Bump to 0.14.4.
+
+2006-08-04 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: 1.0.4-rc2
+
+2006-08-04 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * luks/Makefile.am: Add a few regression tests
+
+2006-08-04 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c (get_key): Applied patch from David Härdeman
+ <david@2gen.com> for reading binary keys from stdin using
+ the "-" as key file.
+
+2006-08-04 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c (__crypt_luks_add_key): For checking options struct
+ (optionsCheck) filter out CRYPT_FLAG_VERIFY and
+ CRYPT_FLAG_VERIFY_IF_POSSIBLE, so that in no case password verification is done
+ for password retrieval.
+
+2006-08-04 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: Merge Patch from http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=132126 for sepol
+
+2006-07-23 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * Applied patches from David Härdeman <david@2gen.com> to fix 64
+ bit compiler warning issues.
+
+2006-05-19 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * Applied patches from Jonas Meurer
+ - fix terminal status after timeout
+ - add remark for --tries to manpage
+ - allow more than 32 chars from standard input.
+ - exit status fix for cryptsetup status.
+
+2006-05-06 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (yesDialog): Fix getline problem for 64-bit archs.
+
+2006-04-05 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: Release 1.0.3.
+
+ * Applied patch by Johannes Weißl for more meaningful exit codes
+ and password retries
+
+2006-03-30 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c (__crypt_create_device): (char *) -> (const char *)
+
+2006-03-30 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * Apply alignPayload patch from Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org>
+
+2006-03-15 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: 1.0.3-rc3. Most displease release ever.
+ * lib/setup.c (__crypt_create_device): More verbose error message.
+
+2006-02-26 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c: Revert to 1.0.1 key reading.
+
+2006-02-25 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * man/cryptsetup.8: merge patch from Jonas Meurer
+
+2006-02-25 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: 1.0.3-rc2
+
+2006-02-25 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/libdevmapper.c (dm_create_device): Remove dup check here.
+ * lib/setup.c (__crypt_luks_open): Adopt same dup check as regular
+ create command.
+
+2006-02-22 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: Spin 1.0.3-rc1
+
+2006-02-22 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (action_create): Change defaulting.
+ (action_luksFormat): Change defaulting.
+
+ * lib/setup.c (parse_into_name_and_mode): Revert that default
+ change. This is FORBIDDEN here, as it will change cryptsetup
+ entire default. This is BAD in a non-LUKS world.
+
+2006-02-21 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * luks/keyencryption.c (setup_mapping): Add proper size restriction to mapping.
+ (LUKS_endec_template): Add more verbose error message.
+
+2006-02-21 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/libdevmapper.c (dm_query_device): Incorporate patch from
+ Bastian Blank
+ http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344313
+
+2006-02-21 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c: Rename show_error -> show_status.
+
+2006-02-20 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/libdevmapper.c (dm_create_device): Prevent existing mapping
+ from being removed when a mapping with the same name is added
+
+ * Add timeout patch from Jonas Meurer
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c: Remove conditional error printing to enable
+ printing the no-error msg (Command successful). Verify passphrase
+ for LUKS volumes.
+ (main): Add no-verify-passphrase
+
+ * lib/setup.c (parse_into_name_and_mode): Change default mode complition to essiv:sha256.
+
+2006-01-04 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (help): Merge patch from Gentoo: change gettext(..) to _(..).
+
+2005-12-06 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * man/cryptsetup.8: Correct "seconds" to "microseconds" in the explanation for -i.
+
+2005-11-09 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (main): Add version string.
+
+2005-11-08 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/backends.c: compile fix.
+
+2005-09-11 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c (get_key): Fixed another incompatibility from my
+ get_key rewrite with original cryptsetup.
+
+2005-09-11 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * Merged changes from Florian Knauf's fk02 branch.
+
+2005-09-08 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c (get_key): Fixed another incompatibility with
+ original cryptsetup.
+
+2005-08-20 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * Checked in a patch from Michael Gebetsroither <gebi@sbox.tugraz.at>
+ to silent all confirmation dialogs.
+
+2005-06-23 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (help): print PACKAGE_STRING
+
+2005-06-20 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * luks/keymanage.c (LUKS_set_key): Security check against header manipulation
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (action_luksDelKey): Safety check in luksDelKey
+
+ * luks/keymanage.c: Changed disk layout generation to align key material to 4k boundaries.
+ (LUKS_is_last_keyslot): Added LUKS_is_last_keyslot function.
+
+ * Applied patch from Bill Nottingham fixing a lot of prototypes.
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (action_luksOpen): Add support for -r flag.
+
+ * configure.in: Version bump 1.0.1
+
+2005-06-16 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c (__crypt_luks_open): Remove mem leaking of dmCipherSpec.
+ (get_key): Fix missing zero termination for read string.
+
+2005-06-12 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * luks/keyencryption.c (setup_mapping): Added CRYPT_FLAG_READONLY in case of O_RDONLY mode
+
+2005-06-11 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: Version bump 1.0.1-pre
+
+2005-06-09 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/utils.c: Added write_llseek_blocksize method to support sector wiping on sector_size != 512
+ media
+
+2005-05-23 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/setup.c (crypt_luksDelKey): Added missing return statement
+ (setup_leave): Added missing return statement
+
+ * luks/keyencryption.c (clear_mapping): Added missing return statement
+
+2005-05-19 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * lib/utils.c (write_blockwise, read_blockwise): Changed to soft bsize instead of SECTOR_SIZE
+
+ * luks/keymanage.c (wipe): Changed open mode to O_DIRECT | O_SYNC, and changed write
+ to use the blockwise write helper
+
+2005-04-21 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * man/cryptsetup.8: Corrected an error, thanks to Dick Middleton.
+
+2005-04-09 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * luks/sha/hmac.c: Add 64 bit bug fix courtesy to
+ Oliver Paukstadt <pstadt@sourcentral.org>.
+
+ * luks/pbkdf.c, luks/keyencryption.c, luks/keymanage.c, luks/af.c: Added a license
+ disclaimer and remove option for "any future GPL versions".
+
+2005-03-25 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * configure.in: man page Makefile. Version bump 1.0.
+
+ * man/cryptsetup.8: finalize man page and move to section 8.
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c (action_luksFormat): Add "are you sure" for interactive sessions.
+
+ * lib/setup.c (crypt_luksDump), src/cryptsetup.c: add LUKS dump command
+
+2005-03-24 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * src/cryptsetup.c, luks/Makefile.am (test), lib/setup.c (setup_enter):
+ rename luksInit to luksFormat
+
+2005-03-12 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * man/cryptsetup.1: Add man page.
+
+ * lib/setup.c: Remove unnecessary LUKS_write_phdr call, so the
+ phdr is written after passphrase reading, so the user can change
+ his mind, and not have a partial written LUKS header on it's disk.
+
+2005-02-09 Clemens Fruhwirth <clemens@endorphin.org>
+
+ * luks/keymanage.c (LUKS_write_phdr): converted argument phdr to
+ pointer, and make a copy of phdr for conversion
+
+ * configure.in: Version dump.
+
+ * luks/keyencryption.c: Convert to read|write_blockwise.
+
+ * luks/keymanage.c: Convert to read|write_blockwise.
+
+ * lib/utils.c: Add read|write_blockwise functions, to use in
+ O_DIRECT file accesses.
+
+2004-03-11 Thursday 15:52 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * lib/blockdev.h: BLKGETSIZE64 really uses size_t as third
+ argument, the rest is wrong.
+
+2004-03-10 Wednesday 17:50 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * lib/: libcryptsetup.h, libdevmapper.c: Small fixes.
+
+2004-03-09 Tuesday 21:41 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * lib/internal.h, lib/libcryptsetup.h, lib/libdevmapper.c,
+ lib/setup.c, po/de.po, src/cryptsetup.c: Added internal flags to
+ keep track of malloc'ed return values in struct crypt_options and
+ add a function to free the memory. Also add a readonly flag to
+ libcryptsetup.
+
+2004-03-09 Tuesday 16:03 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * ChangeLog, configure.in, setup-gettext, lib/Makefile.am,
+ lib/backends.c, lib/blockdev.h, lib/gcrypt.c, lib/internal.h,
+ lib/libcryptsetup.h, lib/libdevmapper.c, lib/setup.c,
+ lib/utils.c, po/de.po, src/Makefile.am, src/cryptsetup.c: More
+ reorganization work.
+
+2004-03-08 Monday 01:38 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * ChangeLog, Makefile.am, acinclude.m4, configure.in,
+ lib/Makefile.am, lib/backends.c, lib/blockdev.h, lib/gcrypt.c,
+ lib/libdevmapper.c, lib/setup.c, lib/utils.c, po/de.po,
+ src/Makefile.am: BLKGETSIZE64 fixes and started modularity
+ enhancements
+
+2004-03-04 Thursday 21:06 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * Makefile.am, po/de.po, src/cryptsetup.c, src/cryptsetup.h: First
+ backward compatible working version.
+
+2004-03-04 Thursday 00:42 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * NEWS, AUTHORS, ChangeLog, Makefile.am, README, autogen.sh,
+ configure.in, setup-gettext, po/ChangeLog, po/LINGUAS,
+ po/POTFILES.in, po/de.po, src/cryptsetup.c, src/cryptsetup.h,
+ src/Makefile.am (utags: initial): Initial checkin.
+
+2004-03-04 Thursday 00:42 Jana Saout <jana@saout.de>
+
+ * NEWS, AUTHORS, ChangeLog, Makefile.am, README, autogen.sh,
+ configure.in, setup-gettext, po/ChangeLog, po/LINGUAS,
+ po/POTFILES.in, po/de.po, src/cryptsetup.c, src/cryptsetup.h,
+ src/Makefile.am: Initial revision
diff --git a/docs/Keyring.txt b/docs/Keyring.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdcc838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Keyring.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Integration with kernel keyring service
+---------------------------------------
+
+We have two different use cases for kernel keyring service:
+
+I) Volume keys
+
+Since upstream kernel 4.10 dm-crypt device mapper target allows loading volume
+key (VK) in kernel keyring service. The key offloaded in kernel keyring service
+is only referenced (by key description) in dm-crypt target and the VK is therefore
+no longer stored directly in dm-crypt target. Starting with cryptsetup 2.0 we
+load VK in kernel keyring by default for LUKSv2 devices (when dm-crypt with the
+feature is available).
+
+Currently cryptsetup loads VK in 'logon' type kernel key so that VK is passed in
+the kernel and can't be read from userspace afterward. Also cryptsetup loads VK in
+thread keyring (before passing the reference to dm-crypt target) so that the key
+lifetime is directly bound to the process that performs the dm-crypt setup. When
+cryptsetup process exits (for whatever reason) the key gets unlinked in kernel
+automatically. In summary, the key description visible in dm-crypt table line is
+a reference to VK that usually no longer exists in kernel keyring service if you
+used cryptsetup to for device activation.
+
+Using this feature dm-crypt no longer maintains a direct key copy (but there's
+always at least one copy in kernel crypto layer).
+
+II) Keyslot passphrase
+The second use case for kernel keyring is to allow cryptsetup reading the keyslot
+passphrase stored in kernel keyring instead. The user may load passphrase in kernel
+keyring and notify cryptsetup to read it from there later. Currently, cryptsetup
+cli supports kernel keyring for passphrase only via LUKS2 internal token
+(luks2-keyring). Library also provides a general method for device activation by
+reading passphrase from keyring: crypt_activate_by_keyring(). The key type
+for use case II) must always be 'user' since we need to read the actual key
+data from userspace unlike with VK in I). Ability to read keyslot passphrase
+from kernel keyring also allows easily auto-activate LUKS2 devices.
+
+Simple example how to use kernel keyring for keyslot passphrase:
+
+1) create LUKS2 keyring token for keyslot 0 (in LUKS2 device/image)
+cryptsetup token add --key-description my:key -S 0 /dev/device
+
+2) Load keyslot passphrase in user keyring
+read -s -p "Keyslot passphrase: "; echo -n $REPLY | keyctl padd user my:key @u
+
+3) Activate device using passphrase stored in kernel keyring
+cryptsetup open /dev/device my_unlocked_device
+
+4a) unlink the key when no longer needed by
+keyctl unlink %user:my:key @u
+
+4b) or revoke it immediately by
+keyctl revoke %user:my:key
+
+If cryptsetup asks for passphrase in step 3) something went wrong with keyring
+activation. See --debug output then.
diff --git a/docs/LUKS2-locking.txt b/docs/LUKS2-locking.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e401b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/LUKS2-locking.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+LUKS2 device locking overview
+=============================
+
+Why
+~~~
+
+LUKS2 format keeps two identical copies of metadata stored consecutively
+at the head of metadata device (file or bdev). The metadata
+area (both copies) must be updated in a single atomic operation to avoid
+header corruption during concurrent write.
+
+While with LUKS1 users may have clear knowledge of when a LUKS header is
+being updated (written to) or when it's being read solely the need for
+locking with legacy format was not so obvious as it is with the LUKSv2 format.
+
+With LUKS2 the boundary between read-only and read-write is blurry and what
+used to be the exclusively read-only operation (i.e., cryptsetup open command) may
+easily become read-update operation silently without user's knowledge.
+Major feature of LUKS2 format is resilience against accidental
+corruption of metadata (i.e., partial header overwrite by parted or cfdisk
+while creating partition on mistaken block device).
+Such header corruption is detected early on header read and auto-recovery
+procedure takes place (the corrupted header with checksum mismatch is being
+replaced by the secondary one if that one is intact).
+On current Linux systems header load operation may be triggered without user
+direct intervention for example by udev rule or from systemd service.
+Such clash of header read and auto-recovery procedure could have severe
+consequences with the worst case of having LUKS2 device unaccessible or being
+broken beyond repair.
+
+The whole locking of LUKSv2 device headers split into two categories depending
+what backend the header is stored on:
+
+I) block device
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We perform flock() on file descriptors of files stored in a private
+directory (by default /run/lock/cryptsetup). The file name is derived
+from major:minor couple of affected block device. Note we recommend
+that access to private locking directory is supposed to be limited
+to superuser only. For this method to work the distribution needs
+to install the locking directory with appropriate access rights.
+
+II) regular files
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+First notable difference between headers stored in a file
+vs. headers stored in a block device is that headers in a file may be
+manipulated by the regular user unlike headers on block devices. Therefore
+we perform flock() protection on file with the luks2 header directly.
+
+Limitations
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+a) In general, the locking model provides serialization of I/Os targeting
+the header only. It means the header is always written or read at once
+while locking is enabled.
+We do not suppress any other negative effect that two or more concurrent
+writers of the same header may cause.
+
+b) The locking is not cluster aware in any way.
diff --git a/docs/doxyfile b/docs/doxyfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c84db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/doxyfile
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+# Doxyfile 1.8.8
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Project related configuration options
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DOXYFILE_ENCODING = UTF-8
+PROJECT_NAME = "cryptsetup API"
+PROJECT_NUMBER =
+PROJECT_BRIEF = "Public cryptsetup API"
+PROJECT_LOGO =
+OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = doxygen_api_docs
+CREATE_SUBDIRS = NO
+ALLOW_UNICODE_NAMES = NO
+OUTPUT_LANGUAGE = English
+BRIEF_MEMBER_DESC = YES
+REPEAT_BRIEF = YES
+ABBREVIATE_BRIEF =
+ALWAYS_DETAILED_SEC = NO
+INLINE_INHERITED_MEMB = NO
+FULL_PATH_NAMES = YES
+STRIP_FROM_PATH =
+STRIP_FROM_INC_PATH =
+SHORT_NAMES = NO
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diff --git a/docs/doxygen_index.h b/docs/doxygen_index.h
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/doxygen_index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*! \mainpage Cryptsetup API
+ *
+ * <b>The</b> documentation covers public parts of cryptsetup API. In the following sections you'll find
+ * the examples that describe some features of cryptsetup API.
+ * For more info about libcryptsetup API versions see
+ * <a href="https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/ABI-tracker/timeline/libcryptsetup/index.html">API Tracker</a>.
+ *
+ * <OL type="A">
+ * <LI>@ref cexamples "Cryptsetup API examples"</LI>
+ * <OL type="1">
+ * <LI>@ref cluks "crypt_luks_usage" - cryptsetup LUKS device type usage examples</LI>
+ * <UL>
+ * <LI>@ref cinit "crypt_init()"</LI>
+ * <LI>@ref cformat "crypt_format()" - header and payload on mutual device</LI>
+ * <LI>@ref ckeys "Keyslot operations" </LI>
+ * <UL>
+ * <LI>@ref ckeyslot_vol "crypt_keyslot_add_by_volume_key()"</LI>
+ * <LI>@ref ckeyslot_pass "crypt_keyslot_add_by_passphrase()"</LI>
+ * </UL>
+ * <LI>@ref cload "crypt_load()"
+ * <LI>@ref cactivate "crypt_activate_by_passphrase()"</LI>
+ * <LI>@ref cactive_pars "crypt_get_active_device()"</LI>
+ * <LI>@ref cinit_by_name "crypt_init_by_name()"</LI>
+ * <LI>@ref cdeactivate "crypt_deactivate()"</LI>
+ * <LI>@ref cluks_ex "crypt_luks_usage.c"</LI>
+ * </UL>
+ * <LI>@ref clog "crypt_log_usage" - cryptsetup logging API examples</LI>
+ * </OL>
+ * </OL>
+ *
+ * @section cexamples Cryptsetup API examples
+ * @section cluks crypt_luks_usage - cryptsetup LUKS device type usage
+ * @subsection cinit crypt_init()
+ * Every time you need to do something with cryptsetup or dmcrypt device
+ * you need a valid context. The first step to start your work is
+ * @ref crypt_init call. You can call it either with path
+ * to the block device or path to the regular file. If you don't supply the path,
+ * empty context is initialized.
+ *
+ * @subsection cformat crypt_format() - header and payload on mutual device
+ * This section covers basic use cases for formatting LUKS devices. Format operation
+ * sets device type in context and in case of LUKS header is written at the beginning
+ * of block device. In the example below we use the scenario where LUKS header and data
+ * are both stored on the same device. There's also a possibility to store header and
+ * data separately.
+ *
+ * <B>Bear in mind</B> that @ref crypt_format() is destructive operation and it
+ * overwrites part of the backing block device.
+ *
+ * @subsection ckeys Keyslot operations examples
+ * After successful @ref crypt_format of LUKS device, volume key is not stored
+ * in a persistent way on the device. Keyslot area is an array beyond LUKS header, where
+ * volume key is stored in the encrypted form using user input passphrase. For more info about
+ * LUKS keyslots and how it's actually protected, please look at
+ * <A HREF="https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/Specification">LUKS specification</A>.
+ * There are two basic methods to create a new keyslot:
+ *
+ * @subsection ckeyslot_vol crypt_keyslot_add_by_volume_key()
+ * Creates a new keyslot directly by encrypting volume_key stored in the device
+ * context. Passphrase should be supplied or user is prompted if passphrase param is
+ * NULL.
+ *
+ * @subsection ckeyslot_pass crypt_keyslot_add_by_passphrase()
+ * Creates a new keyslot for the volume key by opening existing active keyslot,
+ * extracting volume key from it and storing it into a new keyslot
+ * protected by a new passphrase
+ *
+ * @subsection cload crypt_load()
+ * Function loads header from backing block device into device context.
+ *
+ * @subsection cactivate crypt_activate_by_passphrase()
+ * Activates crypt device by user supplied password for keyslot containing the volume_key.
+ * If <I>keyslot</I> parameter is set to <I>CRYPT_ANY_SLOT</I> then all active keyslots
+ * are tried one by one until the volume key is found.
+ *
+ * @subsection cactive_pars crypt_get_active_device()
+ * This call returns structure containing runtime attributes of active device.
+ *
+ * @subsection cinit_by_name crypt_init_by_name()
+ * In case you need to do operations with active device (device which already
+ * has its corresponding mapping) and you miss valid device context stored in
+ * *crypt_device reference, you should use this call. Function tries to
+ * get path to backing device from DM, initializes context for it and loads LUKS
+ * header.
+ *
+ * @subsection cdeactivate crypt_deactivate()
+ * Deactivates crypt device (removes DM mapping and safely erases volume key from kernel).
+ *
+ * @subsection cluks_ex crypt_luks_usage.c - Complex example
+ * To compile and run use following commands in examples directory:
+ *
+ * @code
+ * make
+ * ./crypt_luks_usage _path_to_[block_device]_file
+ * @endcode
+ * Note that you need to have the cryptsetup library compiled. @include crypt_luks_usage.c
+ *
+ * @section clog crypt_log_usage - cryptsetup logging API example
+ * Example describes basic use case for cryptsetup logging. To compile and run
+ * use following commands in examples directory:
+ *
+ * @code
+ * make
+ * ./crypt_log_usage
+ * @endcode
+ * Note that you need to have the cryptsetup library compiled. @include crypt_log_usage.c
+ *
+ * @example crypt_luks_usage.c
+ * @example crypt_log_usage.c
+ */
diff --git a/docs/examples/Makefile b/docs/examples/Makefile
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index 0000000..845b6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+TARGETS=crypt_log_usage crypt_luks_usage
+CFLAGS=-O0 -g -Wall -D_GNU_SOURCE
+LDLIBS=-lcryptsetup
+CC=gcc
+
+all: $(TARGETS)
+
+crypt_log_usage: crypt_log_usage.o
+ $(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS)
+
+crypt_luks_usage: crypt_luks_usage.o
+ $(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS)
+
+clean:
+ rm -f *.o *~ core $(TARGETS)
+
+.PHONY: clean
diff --git a/docs/examples/crypt_log_usage.c b/docs/examples/crypt_log_usage.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1307d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/crypt_log_usage.c
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * An example of using logging through libcryptsetup API
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this file; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <libcryptsetup.h>
+
+/*
+ * This is an example of function that can be registered using crypt_set_log_callback API.
+ *
+ * Its prototype is void (*log)(int level, const char *msg, void *usrptr) as defined
+ * in crypt_set_log_callback
+ */
+static void simple_syslog_wrapper(int level, const char *msg, void *usrptr)
+{
+ const char *prefix = (const char *)usrptr;
+ int priority;
+
+ switch(level) {
+ case CRYPT_LOG_NORMAL: priority = LOG_NOTICE; break;
+ case CRYPT_LOG_ERROR: priority = LOG_ERR; break;
+ case CRYPT_LOG_VERBOSE: priority = LOG_INFO; break;
+ case CRYPT_LOG_DEBUG: priority = LOG_DEBUG; break;
+ default:
+ fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported log level requested!\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (prefix)
+ syslog(priority, "%s:%s", prefix, msg);
+ else
+ syslog(priority, "%s", msg);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ struct crypt_device *cd;
+ char usrprefix[] = "cslog_example";
+ int r;
+
+ if (geteuid()) {
+ printf("Using of libcryptsetup requires super user privileges.\n");
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ openlog("cryptsetup", LOG_CONS | LOG_PID, LOG_USER);
+
+ /* Initialize empty crypt device context */
+ r = crypt_init(&cd, NULL);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("crypt_init() failed.\n");
+ return 2;
+ }
+
+ /* crypt_set_log_callback() - register a log function for crypt context */
+ crypt_set_log_callback(cd, &simple_syslog_wrapper, (void *)usrprefix);
+
+ /* send messages ithrough the crypt_log() interface */
+ crypt_log(cd, CRYPT_LOG_NORMAL, "This is normal log message");
+ crypt_log(cd, CRYPT_LOG_ERROR, "This is error log message");
+ crypt_log(cd, CRYPT_LOG_VERBOSE, "This is verbose log message");
+ crypt_log(cd, CRYPT_LOG_DEBUG, "This is debug message");
+
+ /* release crypt context */
+ crypt_free(cd);
+
+ /* Initialize default (global) log function */
+ crypt_set_log_callback(NULL, &simple_syslog_wrapper, NULL);
+
+ crypt_log(NULL, CRYPT_LOG_NORMAL, "This is normal log message");
+ crypt_log(NULL, CRYPT_LOG_ERROR, "This is error log message");
+ crypt_log(NULL, CRYPT_LOG_VERBOSE, "This is verbose log message");
+ crypt_log(NULL, CRYPT_LOG_DEBUG, "This is debug message");
+
+ closelog();
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/crypt_luks_usage.c b/docs/examples/crypt_luks_usage.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2902e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/crypt_luks_usage.c
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+/*
+ * An example of using LUKS device through libcryptsetup API
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this file; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <libcryptsetup.h>
+
+static int format_and_add_keyslots(const char *path)
+{
+ struct crypt_device *cd;
+ struct crypt_params_luks1 params;
+ int r;
+
+ /*
+ * crypt_init() call precedes most of operations of cryptsetup API. The call is used
+ * to initialize crypt device context stored in structure referenced by _cd_ in
+ * the example. Second parameter is used to pass underlaying device path.
+ *
+ * Note:
+ * If path refers to a regular file it'll be attached to a first free loop device.
+ * crypt_init() operation fails in case there's no more loop device available.
+ * Also, loop device will have the AUTOCLEAR flag set, so the file loopback will
+ * be detached automatically.
+ */
+
+ r = crypt_init(&cd, path);
+ if (r < 0 ) {
+ printf("crypt_init() failed for %s.\n", path);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ printf("Context is attached to block device %s.\n", crypt_get_device_name(cd));
+
+ /*
+ * So far no data were written on your device. This will change with call of
+ * crypt_format() only if you specify CRYPT_LUKS1 as device type.
+ */
+ printf("Device %s will be formatted to LUKS device after 5 seconds.\n"
+ "Press CTRL+C now if you want to cancel this operation.\n", path);
+ sleep(5);
+
+
+ /*
+ * Prepare LUKS format parameters
+ *
+ * hash parameter defines PBKDF2 hash algorithm used in LUKS header.
+ * For compatibility reason we use SHA1 here.
+ */
+ params.hash = "sha1";
+
+ /*
+ * data_alignment parameter is relevant only in case of the luks header
+ * and the payload are both stored on same device.
+ *
+ * if you set data_alignment = 0, cryptsetup will autodetect
+ * data_alignment according to underlaying device topology.
+ */
+ params.data_alignment = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * data_device parameter defines that no external device
+ * for luks header will be used
+ */
+ params.data_device = NULL;
+
+ /*
+ * NULLs for uuid and volume_key means that these attributes will be
+ * generated during crypt_format(). Volume key is generated with respect
+ * to key size parameter passed to function.
+ *
+ * crypt_format() checks device size (LUKS header must fit there).
+ */
+ r = crypt_format(cd, /* crypt context */
+ CRYPT_LUKS1, /* LUKS1 is standard LUKS header */
+ "aes", /* used cipher */
+ "xts-plain64", /* used block mode and IV generator*/
+ NULL, /* generate UUID */
+ NULL, /* generate volume key from RNG */
+ 256 / 8, /* 256bit key - here AES-128 in XTS mode, size is in bytes */
+ &params); /* parameters above */
+
+ if(r < 0) {
+ printf("crypt_format() failed on device %s\n", crypt_get_device_name(cd));
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * The device now contains LUKS1 header, but there is
+ * no active keyslot with encrypted volume key yet.
+ */
+
+ /*
+ * cryptt_kesylot_add_* call stores volume_key in encrypted form into keyslot.
+ * Without keyslot you can't manipulate with LUKS device after the context will be freed.
+ *
+ * To create a new keyslot you need to supply the existing one (to get the volume key from) or
+ * you need to supply the volume key.
+ *
+ * After format, we have volume key stored internally in context so add new keyslot
+ * using this internal volume key.
+ */
+ r = crypt_keyslot_add_by_volume_key(cd, /* crypt context */
+ CRYPT_ANY_SLOT, /* just use first free slot */
+ NULL, /* use internal volume key */
+ 0, /* unused (size of volume key) */
+ "foo", /* passphrase - NULL means query*/
+ 3); /* size of passphrase */
+
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("Adding keyslot failed.\n");
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ printf("The first keyslot is initialized.\n");
+
+ /*
+ * Add another keyslot, now using the first keyslot.
+ * It will decrypt volume key from the first keyslot and creates new one with another passphrase.
+ */
+ r = crypt_keyslot_add_by_passphrase(cd, /* crypt context */
+ CRYPT_ANY_SLOT, /* just use first free slot */
+ "foo", 3, /* passphrase for the old keyslot */
+ "bar", 3); /* passphrase for the new kesylot */
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("Adding keyslot failed.\n");
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ printf("The second keyslot is initialized.\n");
+
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int activate_and_check_status(const char *path, const char *device_name)
+{
+ struct crypt_device *cd;
+ struct crypt_active_device cad;
+ int r;
+
+ /*
+ * LUKS device activation example.
+ * It's sequence of sub-steps: device initialization, LUKS header load
+ * and the device activation itself.
+ */
+ r = crypt_init(&cd, path);
+ if (r < 0 ) {
+ printf("crypt_init() failed for %s.\n", path);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * crypt_load() is used to load the LUKS header from block device
+ * into crypt_device context.
+ */
+ r = crypt_load(cd, /* crypt context */
+ CRYPT_LUKS1, /* requested type */
+ NULL); /* additional parameters (not used) */
+
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("crypt_load() failed on device %s.\n", crypt_get_device_name(cd));
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Device activation creates device-mapper devie mapping with name device_name.
+ */
+ r = crypt_activate_by_passphrase(cd, /* crypt context */
+ device_name, /* device name to activate */
+ CRYPT_ANY_SLOT,/* which slot use (ANY - try all) */
+ "foo", 3, /* passphrase */
+ CRYPT_ACTIVATE_READONLY); /* flags */
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("Device %s activation failed.\n", device_name);
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ printf("LUKS device %s/%s is active.\n", crypt_get_dir(), device_name);
+ printf("\tcipher used: %s\n", crypt_get_cipher(cd));
+ printf("\tcipher mode: %s\n", crypt_get_cipher_mode(cd));
+ printf("\tdevice UUID: %s\n", crypt_get_uuid(cd));
+
+ /*
+ * Get info about active device (query DM backend)
+ */
+ r = crypt_get_active_device(cd, device_name, &cad);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("Get info about active device %s failed.\n", device_name);
+ crypt_deactivate(cd, device_name);
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ printf("Active device parameters for %s:\n"
+ "\tDevice offset (in sectors): %" PRIu64 "\n"
+ "\tIV offset (in sectors) : %" PRIu64 "\n"
+ "\tdevice size (in sectors) : %" PRIu64 "\n"
+ "\tread-only flag : %s\n",
+ device_name, cad.offset, cad.iv_offset, cad.size,
+ cad.flags & CRYPT_ACTIVATE_READONLY ? "1" : "0");
+
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int handle_active_device(const char *device_name)
+{
+ struct crypt_device *cd;
+ int r;
+
+ /*
+ * crypt_init_by_name() initializes device context and loads LUKS header from backing device
+ */
+ r = crypt_init_by_name(&cd, device_name);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("crypt_init_by_name() failed for %s.\n", device_name);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (crypt_status(cd, device_name) == CRYPT_ACTIVE)
+ printf("Device %s is still active.\n", device_name);
+ else {
+ printf("Something failed perhaps, device %s is not active.\n", device_name);
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * crypt_deactivate() is used to deactivate device
+ */
+ r = crypt_deactivate(cd, device_name);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ printf("crypt_deactivate() failed.\n");
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ printf("Device %s is now deactivated.\n", device_name);
+
+ crypt_free(cd);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ if (geteuid()) {
+ printf("Using of libcryptsetup requires super user privileges.\n");
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ if (argc != 2) {
+ printf("usage: ./crypt_luks_usage <path>\n"
+ "<path> refers to either a regular file or a block device.\n"
+ " WARNING: the file or device will be wiped.\n");
+ return 2;
+ }
+
+ if (format_and_add_keyslots(argv[1]))
+ return 3;
+
+ if (activate_and_check_status(argv[1], "example_device"))
+ return 4;
+
+ if (handle_active_device("example_device"))
+ return 5;
+
+ return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/docs/v1.0.7-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.0.7-ReleaseNotes
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+cryptsetup 1.0.7 Release Notes (2009-07-22)
+===========================================
+
+Changes since 1.0.7-rc1
+------------------------
+[committer name]
+
+ * Allow removal of last slot in luksRemoveKey
+and luksKillSlot. [Milan Broz]
+
+ * Add --disable-selinux option and fix static build if selinux
+is required. [Milan Broz]
+
+ * Reject unsupported --offset and --skip options for luksFormat
+and update man page. [Milan Broz]
+
+
+Changes since 1.0.6
+--------------------
+[committer name]
+
+* Various man page fixes. Also merged some Debian/Ubuntu man page
+fixes. (thanks to Martin Pitt) [Milan Broz]
+
+* Set UUID in device-mapper for LUKS devices. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Retain readahead of underlying device. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Display device name when asking for password. (thanks to Till
+Maas) [Milan Broz]
+
+* Check device size when loading LUKS header. Remove misleading
+error message later. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Add error hint if dm-crypt mapping failed. (Key size and kernel
+version check for XTS and LRW mode for now.) [Milan Broz]
+
+* Use better error messages if device doesn't exist or is already
+used by other mapping. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Fix make distcheck. (thanks to Mike Kelly) [Milan Broz]
+
+* Check if all slots are full during luksAddKey. [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Fix segfault in set_error (thanks to Oliver Metz). [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Remove precompiled pot files. Fix uninitialized return value
+variable in setup.c. [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Code cleanups. (thanks to Ivan Stankovic) [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Remove unnecessary files from po directory. They will be
+regenerated by autogen.sh. [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Fix wrong output for remaining key at key deletion. Allow deletion
+of key slot while other keys have the same key information. [Clemens
+Fruhwirth]
+
+* Add missing AM_PROG_CC_C_O to configure.in [Milan Broz]
+
+* Remove duplicate sentence in man page (thanks to Till Maas).
+[Milan Broz]
+
+* Wipe start of device (possible fs signature) before
+LUKS-formatting. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Do not process configure.in in hidden directories. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Return more descriptive error in case of IO or header format
+error. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Use remapping to error target instead of calling udevsettle
+for temporary crypt device. [Milan Broz]
+
+* Check device mapper communication and warn user in case the
+communication fails. (thanks to Milan Broz) [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Fix signal handler to proper close device. (thanks to Milan Broz)
+[Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* write_lseek_blockwise: declare innerCount outside the if block,
+add -Wall to the default CFLAGS, * fix some signedness issues
+(thanks to Ivan Stankovic) [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Error handling improvement. (thanks to Erik Edin) [Clemens Fruhwirth]
+
+* Add non-exclusive override to interface definition. [Clemens
+Fruhwirth]
+
+* Refactor key slot selection into keyslot_from_option. Either
+autoselect next free keyslot or honor user choice (after checking).
+[Clemens Fruhwirth]
diff --git a/docs/v1.1.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.1.0-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v1.1.0-ReleaseNotes
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+Cryptsetup 1.1.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.0.7
+----------------------------
+
+Important changes:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * IMPORTANT: the default compiled-in cipher parameters changed
+ plain mode: aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 (default is backward incompatible!).
+ LUKS mode: aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 (only key size increased)
+ In both modes is now default key size 256bits.
+
+ * Default compiled-in parameters are now configurable through configure options:
+ --with-plain-* / --with-luks1-* (see configure --help)
+
+ * If you need backward compatible defaults for distribution use
+ configure --with-plain-mode=cbc-plain --with-luks1-keybits=128
+
+ Default compiled-in modes are printed in "cryptsetup --help" output.
+
+ * Change in iterations count (LUKS):
+ The slot and key digest iteration minimum count is now 1000.
+ The key digest iteration count is calculated from iteration time (approx 1/8 of req. time).
+ For more info about above items see discussion here: http://tinyurl.com/yaug97y
+
+ * New libcryptsetup API (documented in libcryptsetup.h).
+
+ The old API (using crypt_options struct) is still available but will remain
+ frozen and not used for new functions.
+ Soname of library changed to libcryptsetup.so.1.0.0.
+ (But only recompilation should be needed for old programs.)
+
+ The new API provides much more flexible operation over LUKS device for
+ applications, it is preferred that new applications will use libcryptsetup
+ and not wrapper around cryptsetup binary.
+
+ * New luksHeaderBackup and luksHeaderRestore commands.
+
+ These commands allows binary backup of LUKS header.
+ Please read man page about possible security issues with backup files.
+
+ * New luksSuspend (freeze device and wipe key) and luksResume (with provided passphrase).
+
+ luksSuspend wipe encryption key in kernel memory and set device to suspend
+ (blocking all IO) state. This option can be used for situations when you need
+ temporary wipe encryption key (like suspend to RAM etc.)
+ Please read man page for more information.
+
+ * New --master-key-file option for luksFormat and luksAddKey.
+
+ User can now specify pre-generated master key in file, which allows regenerating
+ LUKS header or add key with only master key knowledge.
+
+ * Uses libgcrypt and enables all gcrypt hash algorithms for LUKS through -h luksFormat option.
+
+ Please note that using different hash for LUKS header make device incompatible with
+ old cryptsetup releases.
+
+ * Introduces --debug parameter.
+
+ Use when reporting bugs (just run cryptsetup with --debug and attach output
+ to issue report.) Sensitive data are never printed to this log.
+
+ * Moves command successful messages to verbose level.
+
+ * Requires device-mapper library and libgcrypt to build.
+
+ * Uses dm-uuid for all crypt devices, contains device type and name now.
+
+ * Removes support for dangerous non-exclusive option
+ (it is ignored now, LUKS device must be always opened exclusive)
+
+Other changes:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ * Fixed localization to work again. Also cryptsetup is now translated by translationproject.org.
+ * Fix some libcryptsetup problems, including
+ * exported symbols and versions in libcryptsetup (properly use versioned symbols)
+ * Add crypt_log library function.
+ * Add CRYPT_ prefix to enum defined in libcryptsetup.h.
+ * Move duplicate Command failed message to verbose level (error is printed always).
+ * Fix several problems in build system
+ * use autopoint and clean gettext processing.
+ * Check in configure if selinux libraries are required in static version.
+ * Fix build for non-standard location of gcrypt library.
+ * Add temporary debug code to find processes locking internal device.
+ * Fix error handling during reading passphrase.
+ * Fail passphrase read if piped input no longer exists.
+ * Fix man page to not require --size which expands to device size by default.
+ * Clean up Makefiles and configure script.
+ * Try to read first sector from device to properly check that device is ready.
+ * Move memory locking and dm initialization to command layer.
+ * Increase priority of process if memory is locked.
+ * Add log macros and make logging more consistent.
+ * Keyfile now must be provided by path, only stdin file descriptor is used (api only).
+ * Do not call isatty() on closed keyfile descriptor.
+ * Move key slot manipulation function into LUKS specific code.
+ * Replace global options struct with separate parameters in helper functions.
+ * Implement old API calls using new functions.
+ * Allow using passphrase provided in options struct for LuksOpen.
+ * Allow restrict keys size in LuksOpen.
+ * Fix errors when compiled with LUKS_DEBUG.
+ * Print error when getline fails.
+ * Completely remove internal SHA1 implementation code, not needed anymore.
+ * Pad luks header to 512 sector size.
+ * Rework read/write blockwise to not split operation to many pieces.
+ * Use posix_memalign if available.
+ * Fix segfault if provided slot in luksKillslot is invalid.
+ * Remove unneeded timeout when remove of temporary device succeeded.
diff --git a/docs/v1.1.1-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.1.1-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v1.1.1-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.1.1 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.1.1-rc2
+* Fix luksClose error if underlying device is LVM logical volume.
+
+Changes since version 1.1.1-rc1
+* Fix automatic dm-crypt module loading.
+
+Changes since version 1.1.0
+
+Important changes:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Detects and use device-mapper udev support if available.
+
+ This should allow synchronisation with udev rules and avoid races with udev.
+
+ If package maintainer want to use old, direct libdevmapper device node creation,
+ use configure option --disable-udev.
+
+* Supports device topology detection for data alignment.
+
+ If kernel provides device topology ioctl calls, the LUKS data area
+ alignment is automatically set to optimal value.
+
+ This means that stacked devices (like LUKS over MD/LVM)
+ should use the most optimal data alignment.
+
+ (You can still overwrite this calculation using --align-payload option.)
+
+* Prefers some device paths in status display.
+ (So status command will try to find top level device name, like /dev/sdb.)
+
+* Fix package config file to use proper package version.
+
+Other changes:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Fix luksOpen reading of passphrase on stdin (if "-" keyfile specified).
+* Fix isLuks to initialise crypto backend (blkid instead is suggested anyway).
+* Properly initialise crypto backend in header backup/restore commands.
+* Do not verify unlocking passphrase in luksAddKey command.
+* Allow no hash specification in plain device constructor - user can provide volume key directly.
+* Try to use pkgconfig for device mapper library in configuration script.
+* Add some compatibility checks and disable LUKS suspend/resume if not supported.
+* Rearrange tests, "make check" now run all available test for package.
+* Avoid class C++ keyword in library header.
diff --git a/docs/v1.1.2-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.1.2-ReleaseNotes
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v1.1.2-ReleaseNotes
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+== Cryptsetup 1.1.2 Release Notes ==
+
+This release fixes a regression (introduced in 1.1.1 version) in handling
+key files containing new line characters (affects only files read from
+standard input).
+
+Cryptsetup can accept passphrase on stdin (standard input).
+
+Handling of new line (\n) character is defined by input specification:
+
+ * if keyfile is specified as "-" (using --key-file=- of by "-" positional argument
+ in luksFormat and luksAddKey, like cat file | cryptsetup --key-file=- <action>),
+ input is processed as normal binary file and no new line is interpreted.
+
+ * if there is no key file specification (with default input from stdin pipe
+ like echo passphrase | cryptsetup <action>) input is processed as input from terminal,
+ reading will stop after new line is detected.
+
+Moreover, luksFormat now understands --key-file (in addition to positional key
+file argument).
+
+N.B. Using of standard input and pipes for passphrases should be avoided if possible,
+cryptsetup have no control of used pipe buffers between commands in scripts and cannot
+guarantee that all passphrase/key-file buffers are properly wiped after use.
+
+=== changes since version 1.1.1 ===
+
+ * Fix luksFormat/luksOpen reading passphrase from stdin and "-" keyfile.
+ * Support --key-file/-d option for luksFormat.
+ * Fix description of --key-file and add --verbose and --debug options to man page.
+ * Add verbose log level and move unlocking message there.
+ * Remove device even if underlying device disappeared (remove, luksClose).
+ * Fix (deprecated) reload device command to accept new device argument.
diff --git a/docs/v1.1.3-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.1.3-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ee73e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v1.1.3-ReleaseNotes
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+== Cryptsetup 1.1.3 Release Notes ==
+
+=== changes since version 1.1.2 ===
+
+* Fix device alignment ioctl calls parameters.
+ (Device alignment code was not working properly on some architectures like ppc64.)
+
+* Fix activate_by_* API calls to handle NULL device name as documented.
+ (To enable check of passphrase/keyfile using libcryptsetup without activating the device.)
+
+* Fix udev support for old libdevmapper with not compatible definition.
+
+* Added Polish translation file.
diff --git a/docs/v1.2.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.2.0-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3061d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v1.2.0-ReleaseNotes
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+Cryptsetup 1.2.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.2.0-rc1
+
+ * Fix crypt_activate_by_keyfile() to work with PLAIN devices.
+ * Fix plain create command to properly handle keyfile size.
+ * Update translations.
+
+Changes since version 1.1.3
+
+Important changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Add text version of *FAQ* (Frequently Asked Questions) to distribution.
+
+ * Add selection of random/urandom number generator for luksFormat
+ (option --use-random and --use-urandom).
+
+ (This affects only long term volume key in *luksFormat*,
+ not RNG used for salt and AF splitter).
+
+ You can also set the default to /dev/random during compilation with
+ --enable-dev-random. Compiled-in default is printed in --help output.
+
+ Be very careful before changing default to blocking /dev/random use here.
+
+ * Fix *luksRemoveKey* to not ask for remaining keyslot passphrase,
+ only for removed one.
+
+ * No longer support *luksDelKey* (replaced with luksKillSlot).
+ * if you want to remove particular passphrase, use *luksKeyRemove*
+ * if you want to remove particular keyslot, use *luksKillSlot*
+
+ Note that in batch mode *luksKillSlot* allows removing of any keyslot
+ without question, in normal mode requires passphrase or keyfile from
+ other keyslot.
+
+ * *Default alignment* for device (if not overridden by topology info)
+ is now (multiple of) *1MiB*.
+ This reflects trends in storage technologies and aligns to the same
+ defaults for partitions and volume management.
+
+ * Allow explicit UUID setting in *luksFormat* and allow change it later
+ in *luksUUID* (--uuid parameter).
+
+ * All commands using key file now allows limited read from keyfile using
+ --keyfile-size and --new-keyfile-size parameters (in bytes).
+
+ This change also disallows overloading of --key-size parameter which
+ is now exclusively used for key size specification (in bits.)
+
+ * *luksFormat* using pre-generated master key now properly allows
+ using key file (only passphrase was allowed prior to this update).
+
+ * Add --dump-master-key option for *luksDump* to perform volume (master)
+ key dump. Note that printed information allows accessing device without
+ passphrase so it must be stored encrypted.
+
+ This operation is useful for simple Key Escrow function (volume key and
+ encryption parameters printed on paper on safe place).
+
+ This operation requires passphrase or key file.
+
+ * The reload command is no longer supported.
+ (Use dmsetup reload instead if needed. There is no real use for this
+ function except explicit data corruption:-)
+
+ * Cryptsetup now properly checks if underlying device is in use and
+ disallows *luksFormat*, *luksOpen* and *create* commands on open
+ (e.g. already mapped or mounted) device.
+
+ * Option --non-exclusive (already deprecated) is removed.
+
+Libcryptsetup API additions:
+
+ * new functions
+ * crypt_get_type() - explicit query to crypt device context type
+ * crypt_resize() - new resize command using context
+ * crypt_keyslot_max() - helper to get number of supported keyslots
+ * crypt_get_active_device() - get active device info
+ * crypt_set/get_rng_type() - random/urandom RNG setting
+ * crypt_set_uuid() - explicit UUID change of existing device
+ * crypt_get_device_name() - get underlying device name
+
+ * Fix optional password callback handling.
+
+ * Allow to activate by internally cached volume key immediately after
+ crypt_format() without active slot (for temporary devices with
+ on-disk metadata)
+
+ * libcryptsetup is binary compatible with 1.1.x release and still
+ supports legacy API calls
+
+ * cryptsetup binary now uses only new API calls.
+
+ * Static compilation of both library (--enable-static) and cryptsetup
+ binary (--enable-static-cryptsetup) is now properly implemented by common
+ libtool logic.
+
+ Prior to this it produced miscompiled dynamic cryptsetup binary with
+ statically linked libcryptsetup.
+
+ The static binary is compiled as src/cryptsetup.static in parallel
+ with dynamic build if requested.
+
+Other changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ * Fix default plain password entry from terminal in activate_by_passphrase.
+ * Initialize volume key from active device in crypt_init_by_name()
+ * Fix cryptsetup binary exit codes.
+ 0 - success, otherwise fail
+ 1 - wrong parameters
+ 2 - no permission
+ 3 - out of memory
+ 4 - wrong device specified
+ 5 - device already exists or device is busy
+ * Remove some obsolete info from man page.
+ * Add more regression tests for commands.
+ * Fix possible double free when handling master key file.
+ * Fix pkg-config use in automake scripts.
+ * Wipe iteration and salt after luksKillSlot in LUKS header.
+ * Rewrite file differ test to C (and fix it to really work).
+ * Do not query non-existent device twice (cryptsetup status /dev/nonexistent).
+ * Check if requested hash is supported before writing LUKS header.
+ * Fix problems reported by clang scan-build.
diff --git a/docs/v1.3.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.3.0-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ae977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v1.3.0-ReleaseNotes
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+Cryptsetup 1.3.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.2.0
+
+Important changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ * Several userspace crypto backends support
+
+ cryptsetup now supports generic crypto backend interface which allows
+ compile package with various crypto libraries, these are already implemented:
+
+ * gcrypt (default, used in previous versions)
+ * OpenSSL
+ * NSS (because of missing ripemd160 it cannot provide full backward compatibility)
+ * kernel userspace API (provided by kernel 2.6.38 and above)
+ (Note that kernel userspace backend is very slow for this type of operation.
+ But it can be useful for embedded systems, because you can avoid userspace
+ crypto library completely.)
+
+ Backend is selected during configure time, using --with-crypto_backend option.
+
+ configure --with-crypto_backend=BACKEND (gcrypt/openssl/nss/kernel) [gcrypt]
+
+ Note that performance checked (iterations) in LUKS header will cause that
+ real iteration time will differ with different backends.
+ (There are huge differences in speed between libraries.)
+
+ * Cryptsetup now automatically allocates loopback device (/dev/loop) if device
+ argument is file and not plain device.
+
+ This require Linux kernel 2.6.25 and above (which implements loop autoclear flag).
+
+ You can see backing file in cryptsetup status output if underlying device is loopback.
+
+ * Introduce maximum default keyfile size, add configure option, visible in --help.
+
+ Cryptsetup now fails if read from keyfile exceeds internal limit.
+ You can always specify keyfile size (overrides limit) by using --keyfile-size option.
+
+ * Adds luksChangeKey command
+
+ cryptestup luksChangeKey --key-file <old keyfile> <new keyfile> [--key-slot X]
+ cryptestup luksChangeKey [--key-slot X] (for passphrase change)
+
+ This command allows passphrase/keyfile change in one step. If no key slot is
+ specified (and there is still free key slot on device) new slot is allocated before
+ the old is purged.
+
+ If --key-slot option is specified (or there is no free slot) command will overwrite
+ existing slot.
+ WARNING: Be sure you have another slot active or header backup when using explicit
+ key slot (so you can unlock the device even after possible media failure).
+
+ * Adds compatible support for loop-AES encryption type in loopaesOpen command.
+
+ Linux dm-crypt in 2.6.38 and above supports loop-AES compatible mapping
+ (including multi-key and special CBC mode, all three modes are supported).
+
+ If you have raw loop-AES keyfile (text file with uuencoded per-line keys), you can
+ access loop-AES volume using
+ cryptsetup loopaesOpen <device> <name> [--key-size 128] --key-file <key-file>
+
+ If you are using GPG encrypted keyfile
+ gpg --decrypt <key-file> | cryptsetup loopaesOpen --key-file=- <device> <name>
+
+ Do not forget to specify key size. Version and hash is automatically detected
+ according to number of lines in key file. For special configuration you can
+ override IV sector offset using --skip option, device offset with --offset
+ and hash algorithm using --hash, see man page for details.
+
+ Please note that loopAES dm-crypt mode is provided for compatibility reasons
+ (so you do not need to patch kernel and util-linux to map existing volumes)
+ but it is not, and never will be, optimized for speed.
+ It is experimental feature for now.
+
+ * Require the whole key read from keyfile in create command (regression in 1.2.0).
+
+ * WARNING: This is the last cryptsetup release which supports library with
+ old API (using struct crypt_options).
+ These calls are deprecated since 1.1.0 and AFAIK no application
+ is using it in recent distros. Removing compatible code will allow
+ new features to be implemented easily.
+
+Other changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ * Lock memory also in luksDump command.
+ * Fix return code when passphrase is read from pipe.
+ * Increase libcryptsetup version (loopAES change), still fully backward compatible.
+ * Fixes static build (--disable-static-cryptsetup now works properly).
+ * Supports secure data flag for device-mapper ioctl (will be in 2.6.39,
+ forcing kernel to wipe all ioctl buffers with possible key data).
+ To enable this flag you need new device-mapper library, in LVM2 2.02.84.
+ * Add copyright texts into some files and adds GPL exception allowing
+ to distribute resulting binaries linked with OpenSSL.
+ * Update FAQ.
+ * Fix message when locking memory fails.
+ * Fix luksAddKey return code if master key is used.
+ * Update some text files in distributions.
+ * Add docs directory with Release Notes archive.
+ * Do not hardcode loopback device name in tests, use internal loopback library.
diff --git a/docs/v1.3.1-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.3.1-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.3.1 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.3.0
+
+ * Fix keyfile=- processing in create command (regression in 1.3.0).
+
+ * Simplify device path status check (use /sys and do not scan /dev).
+
+ * Do not ignore device size argument for create command (regression in 1.2.0).
+
+ * Fix error paths in blockwise code and lseek_write call.
+
+ * Add optional Nettle crypto backend support.
diff --git a/docs/v1.4.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.4.0-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.4.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.3.1
+
+Important changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+WARNING: This release removes old deprecated API from libcryptsetup
+ (all functions using struct crypt_options).
+
+ This require libcrypsetup version change and
+ rebuild of applications using cryptsetup library.
+ All new API symbols are backward compatible.
+
+* If device is not rotational disk, cryptsetup no longer tries
+ to wipe keyslot with Gutmann algorithm for magnetic media erase
+ but simply rewrites area once by random data.
+
+* The on-disk LUKS header can now be detached (e.g. placed on separate
+ device or in file) using new --header option.
+
+ This option is only relevant for LUKS devices and can be used in
+ luksFormat, luksOpen, luksSuspend, luksResume and resize commands.
+
+ If used with luksFormat the --align-payload option is taken
+ as absolute sector alignment on ciphertext device and can be zero.
+
+ Example:
+ Create LUKS device with ciphertext device on /dev/sdb and header
+ on device /dev/sdc. Use all space on /dev/sdb (no reserved area for header).
+
+ cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdb --header /dev/sdc --align-payload 0
+
+ Activate such device:
+ cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb --header /dev/sdc test_disk
+
+ You can use file for LUKS header (loop device will be used while
+ manipulating with such detached header), just you have to create
+ large enough file in advance.
+
+ dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/luks_header bs=1M count=4
+ cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdb --header /mnt/luks_header --align-payload 0
+
+ Activation is the same as above.
+
+ cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb --header /mnt/luks_header test_disk
+
+ All keyslot operations need to be run on _header_ not on ciphertext device,
+ an example:
+
+ cryptsetup luksAddKey /mnt/luks_header
+
+ If you do not use --align-payload 0, you can later restore LUKS header
+ on device itself (and use it as normal LUKS device without detached header).
+
+ WARNING: There is no possible check that specified ciphertext device
+ matches detached on-disk header. Use with care, it can destroy
+ your data in case of a mistake.
+
+ WARNING: Storing LUKS header in a file means that anti-forensic splitter
+ cannot properly work (there is filesystem allocation layer between
+ header and disk).
+
+* Support --allow-discards option to allow discards/TRIM requests.
+
+ Since kernel 3.1, dm-crypt devices optionally (not by default) support
+ block discards (TRIM) commands.
+ If you want to enable this operation, you have to enable it manually
+ on every activation using --allow-discards
+
+ cryptsetup luksOpen --allow-discards /dev/sdb test_disk
+
+ WARNING: There are several security consequences, please read at least
+ http://asalor.blogspot.com/2011/08/trim-dm-crypt-problems.html
+ before you enable it.
+
+* Add --shared option for creating non-overlapping crypt segments.
+
+ The --shared options checks that mapped segments are not overlapping
+ and allows non-exclusive access to underlying device.
+ Only plain crypt devices can be used in this mode.
+
+ Example - map 64M of device disk and following 32 M area as another disk.
+
+ cryptsetup create outer_disk /dev/sdb --offset 0 --size 65536
+ cryptsetup create inner_disk /dev/sdb --offset 65536 --size 32768 --shared
+
+ (It can be used to simulate trivial hidden disk concepts.)
+
+libcryptsetup API changes:
+ * Added options to support detached metadata device
+ crypt_init_by_name_and_header()
+ crypt_set_data_device()
+ * Add crypt_last_error() API call.
+ * Fix plain crypt format parameters to include size option.
+ * Add crypt_get_iv_offset() function.
+
+ * Remove old API functions (all functions using crypt_options).
+
+* Support key-slot option for luksOpen (use only explicit keyslot).
+
+ You can now specify key slot in luksOpen and limit checking
+ only to specified slot.
+
+* Support retries and timeout parameters for luksSuspend.
+ (The same way as in luksOpen.)
+
+* Add doxygen-like documentation (it will be available on project page later).
+ (To generate it manually run doxygen in docs directory.)
+
+Other changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Fix crypt_load to properly check device size.
+* Do not allow context format of already formatted device.
+* Do not allow key retrieval while suspended (key could be wiped).
+* Do not allow suspend for non-LUKS devices.
+* Fix luksKillSLot exit code if slot is inactive or invalid.
+* Fix exit code if passphrases do not match in luksAddKey.
+* Fix return code for status command when device doesn't exists.
+* Fix verbose messages in isLuks command.
+* Support Nettle 2.4 crypto backend (supports ripemd160).
+* Add LUKS on-disk format description into package.
+* Enhance check of device size before writing LUKS header.
+* Add more paranoid checks for LUKS header and keyslot attributes.
+* Use new /dev/loop-control (kernel 3.1) if possible.
+* Remove hash/hmac restart from crypto backend and make it part of hash/hmac final.
+* Improve check for invalid offset and size values.
+* Revert default initialisation of volume key in crypt_init_by_name().
+* Add more regression tests.
+* Add some libcryptsetup example files (see docs/examples).
diff --git a/docs/v1.4.1-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.4.1-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.4.1 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.4.0
+
+* Merge experimental Python cryptsetup (pycryptsetup) binding.
+
+ This option is disabled by default, you can enable build of Python binding
+ with --enable--python configure switch.
+
+ Note that binding currently covers only partial libcryptsetup functions,
+ mainly LUKS device handling needed for Anaconda installer.
+ Until now provided separately as python-cryptsetup.
+ Thanks to Martin Sivak for the code.
+
+ See python subdirectory for more info.
+
+ Python binding code is experimental for now, no stable API guarantee.
+
+* Fix crypt_get_volume_key_size() for plain device.
+ (cryptsetup status reported zero key size for plain crypt devices).
+
+* Fix typo in set_iteration_time API call (old name remains for compatibility reasons).
+
+* Fix FSF address in license and add LGPL license text.
diff --git a/docs/v1.4.2-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.4.2-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.4.2 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.4.1
+
+* Add --keyfile-offset and --new-keyfile-offset parameters to API and CLI.
+ These options can be used to skip start of keyfile or device used as keyfile.
+
+* Add repair command and crypt_repair() for known LUKS metadata problems repair.
+
+ Some well-known LUKS metadata corruptions are easy to repair, this
+ command should provide a way to fix these problems.
+
+ Always create binary backup of header device before running repair,
+ (only 4kB - visible header) for example by using dd:
+ dd if=/dev/<LUKS header device> of=repair_bck.img bs=1k count=4
+
+ Then you can try to run repair:
+ cryptsetup repair <device>
+
+ Note, not all problems are possible to repair and if keyslot or some header
+ parameters are overwritten, device is lost permanently.
+
+* Fix header check to support old (cryptsetup 1.0.0) header alignment.
+ (Regression in 1.4.0)
+
+* Allow to specify --align-payload only for luksFormat.
+
+* Add --master-key-file option to luksOpen (open using volume key).
+
+* Support UUID=<LUKS_UUID> format for device specification.
+ You can open device by UUID (only shortcut to /dev/disk/by-uuid/ symlinks).
+
+* Support password verification with quiet flag if possible. (1.2.0)
+ Password verification can be still possible if input is terminal.
+
+* Fix retry if entered passphrases (with verify option) do not match.
+ (It should retry if requested, not fail.)
+
+* Fix use of empty keyfile.
+
+* Fix error message for luksClose and detached LUKS header.
+
+* Allow --header for status command to get full info with detached header.
diff --git a/docs/v1.4.3-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.4.3-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.4.3 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.4.2
+
+* Fix readonly activation if underlying device is readonly (1.4.0).
+
+* Fix loop mapping on readonly file.
+
+* Include stddef.h in libdevmapper.h (size_t definition).
+
+* Fix keyslot removal for device with 4k hw block (1.4.0).
+(Wipe keyslot failed in this case.)
+
+* Relax --shared flag to allow mapping even for overlapping segments.
+
+ The --shared flag (and API CRYPT_ACTIVATE_SHARED flag) is now able
+ to map arbitrary overlapping area. From API it is even usable
+ for LUKS devices.
+ It is user responsibility to not cause data corruption though.
+
+ This allows e.g. scubed to work again and also allows some
+ tricky extensions later.
+
+* Allow empty cipher (cipher_null) for testing.
+
+ You can now use "null" (or directly cipher_null-ecb) in cryptsetup.
+ This means no encryption, useful for performance tests
+ (measure dm-crypt layer overhead).
+
+* Switch on retry on device remove for libdevmapper.
+ Device-mapper now retry removal if device is busy.
+
+* Allow "private" activation (skip some udev global rules) flag.
+ Cryptsetup library API now allows to specify CRYPT_ACTIVATE_PRIVATE,
+ which means that some udev rules are not processed.
+ (Used for temporary devices, like internal keyslot mappings where
+ it is not desirable to run any device scans.)
+
+* This release also includes some Red Hat/Fedora specific extensions
+related to FIPS140-2 compliance.
+
+In fact, all these patches are more formal changes and are just subset
+of building blocks for FIPS certification. See FAQ for more details
+about FIPS.
+
+FIPS extensions are enabled by using --enable-fips configure switch.
+
+In FIPS mode (kernel booted with fips=1 and gcrypt in FIPS mode)
+
+ - it provides library and binary integrity verification using
+ libfipscheck (requires pre-generated checksums)
+
+ - it uses FIPS approved RNG for encryption key and salt generation
+ (note that using /dev/random is not formally FIPS compliant RNG).
+
+ - only gcrypt crypto backend is currently supported in FIPS mode.
+
+The FIPS RNG requirement for salt comes from NIST SP 800-132 recommendation.
+(Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation. Part 1: Storage Applications.
+http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-132/nist-sp800-132.pdf)
+LUKS should be aligned to this recommendation otherwise.
diff --git a/docs/v1.5.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.5.0-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.5.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+This release covers mainly inclusion of:
+
+ * Veritysetup tool (and related libcryptsetup extensions for dm-verity).
+
+ * Experimental cryptsetup-reencrypt tool (LUKS offline reencryption).
+
+Changes since version 1.5.0-rc2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Add --device-size option for reencryption tool.
+
+ * Switch to use unit suffix for --reduce-device-size option.
+
+ * Remove open device debugging feature (no longer needed).
+
+ * Fix library name for FIPS check.
+
+ * Add example of using reencryption inside dracut (see misc/dracut).
+
+Changes since version 1.5.0-rc1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Introduce cryptsetup-reencrypt - experimental offline LUKS reencryption tool.
+
+! cryptsetup-reencrypt tool is EXPERIMENTAL
+! ALWAYS BE SURE YOU HAVE RELIABLE BACKUP BEFORE USING THIS TOOL
+
+This tool tries to simplify situation when you need to re-encrypt the whole
+LUKS device in situ (without need to move data elsewhere).
+
+This can happen for example when you want to change volume (master) key,
+encryption algorithm, or other encryption parameter.
+
+Cryptsetup-reencrypt can even optionally shift data on device
+(reducing data device size - you need some free space at the end of device).
+
+In general, cryptsetup-reencrypt can be used to
+
+ - re-generate volume key
+ - change arbitrary encryption parameters
+ - add encryption to not yet encrypted drive
+
+Side effect of reencryption is that final device will contain
+only ciphertext (for all sectors) so even if device was not properly
+wiped by random data, after reencryption you cannot distinguish
+which sectors are used.
+(Reecryption is done always for the whole device.)
+
+There are for sure bugs, please TEST IT IN TEST ENVIRONMENT before
+use for your data.
+
+This tool is not resistant to HW and kernel failures - hw crash
+will cause serious data corruption.
+
+You can enable compilation of this tool with --enable-cryptsetup-reencrypt
+configure option (it is switched off by default).
+(Tool requires libcryptsetup 1.4.3 and later.)
+
+You have to provide all keyslot passphrases or use --keyslot-option
+(then all other keyslots will be disabled).
+
+EXAMPLES (from man page)
+
+Reencrypt /dev/sdb1 (change volume key)
+ # cryptsetup-reencrypt /dev/sdb1
+
+Reencrypt and also change cipher and cipher mode
+ # cryptsetup-reencrypt /dev/sdb1 -c aes-xts-plain64
+
+ Note: if you are changing key size, there must be enough space
+ for keyslots in header or you have to use --reduce-device size and
+ reduce fs in advance.
+
+Add LUKS encryption to not yet encrypted device
+ First, be sure you have space added to disk.
+ Or, alternatively, shrink filesystem in advance.
+
+ Here we need 4096 512-bytes sectors (enough for 2x128 bit key).
+
+ # fdisk -u /dev/sdb # move sdb1 partition end + 4096 sectors
+
+ # cryptsetup-reencrypt /dev/sdb1 --new --reduce-device-size 4096
+
+There are some options which can improve performance (depends on system),
+namely --use-directio (use direct IO for all operations) can be faster
+on some systems. See man page.
+
+Progress and estimated time is printed during reencryption.
+
+You can suspend reencryption (using ctrl+c or term signal).
+To continue reencryption you have to provide only
+the device parameter (offset is stored in temporary log file).
+
+Please note LUKS device is marked invalid during reencryption and
+you have to retain tool temporary files until reencryption finishes.
+
+Temporary files are LUKS-<uuid>.[log|org|new]
+
+Other changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Fix luks-header-from-active script (do not use LUKS header on-disk, add UUID).
+
+ * Add --test-passphrase option for luksOpen (check passphrase only).
+
+ * Fix parsing of hexadecimal string (salt or root hash) in veritysetup.
+
+Changes since version 1.4.3
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Introduce veritysetup tool for dm-verity target management.
+
+The dm-verity device-mapper target was added to Linux kernel 3.4 and
+provides transparent integrity checking of block devices using a cryptographic
+digest provided by the kernel crypto API. This target is read-only.
+
+It is meant to be setup as part of a verified boot path (it was originally
+developed by Chrome OS authors as part of verified boot infrastructure).
+
+For deeper description please see http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/DMVerity
+and kernel dm-verity documentation.
+
+The libcryptsetup library was extended to support manipulation
+with dm-verity kernel module and new veritysetup CLI tool is added.
+
+There are no additional library requirements (it uses the same crypto
+backend as cryptsetup).
+
+If you want compile cryptsetup without veritysetup tool,
+use --disable-veritysetup configure option.
+For other configuration option see configure --help and veritysetup --help
+(e.g. default parameters).
+
+Supported libcryptsetup functions new CRYPT_VERITY type:
+ crypt_init
+ crypt_init_by_name
+ crypt_set_data device
+ crypt_get_type
+ crypt_format
+ crypt_load
+ crypt_get_active_device
+ crypt_activate_by_volume_key (volume key == root hash here)
+ crypt_dump
+and new introduced function
+ crypt_get_verity_info
+
+Please see comments in libcryptsetup.h and veritysetup.c as an code example
+how to use CRYPT_VERITY API.
+
+The veritysetup tool supports these operations:
+
+ veritysetup format <data_device> <hash_device>
+ Formats <hash_device> (calculates all hash areas according to <data_device>).
+ This is initial command to prepare device <hash_device> for later verification.
+
+ veritysetup create <name> <data_device> <hash_device> <root_hash>
+ Creates (activates) a dm-verity mapping with <name> backed by device <data_device>
+ and using <hash_device> for in-kernel verification.
+
+ veritysetup verify <data_device> <hash_device> <root_hash>
+ Verifies data in userspace (no kernel device is activated).
+
+ veritysetup remove <name>
+ Removes activated device from kernel (similar to dmsetup remove).
+
+ veritysetup status <name>
+ Reports status for the active kernel dm-verity device.
+
+ veritysetup dump <hash_device>
+ Reports parameters of verity device from on-disk stored superblock.
+
+For more info see veritysetup --help and veritysetup man page.
+
+Other changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Both data and header device can now be a file and
+ loop device is automatically allocated.
+
+ * Require only up to last keyslot area for header device, previously
+ backup (and activation) required device/file of size up to data start
+ offset (data payload).
+
+ * Fix header backup and restore to work on files with large data offset.
+ Backup and restore now works even if backup file is smaller than data offset.
+
+Appendix: Examples of veritysetup use
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ Format device using default parameters, info and final root hash is printed:
+ # veritysetup format /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
+ VERITY header information for /dev/sdc
+ UUID: fad30431-0c59-4fa6-9b57-732a90501f75
+ Hash type: 1
+ Data blocks: 52224
+ Data block size: 4096
+ Hash block size: 4096
+ Hash algorithm: sha256
+ Salt: 5cc52759af76a092e0c21829cd0ef6938f69831bf86926525106f92a7e9e3aa9
+ Root hash: 7aefa4506f7af497ac491a27f862cf8005ea782a5d97f6426945a6896ab557a1
+
+ Activation of device in-kernel:
+ # veritysetup create vr /dev/sdb /dev/sdc 7aefa4506f7af497ac491a27f862cf8005ea782a5d97f6426945a6896ab557a1
+ Note - if device is corrupted, kernel mapping is created but will report failure:
+ Verity device detected corruption after activation.
+
+ Userspace verification:
+ # veritysetup verify /dev/sdb /dev/sdc 7aefa4506f7af497ac491a27f862cf8005ea782a5d97f6426945a6896ab557a1
+ Verification failed at position 8192.
+ Verification of data area failed.
+
+ Active device status report:
+ # veritysetup status vr
+ /dev/mapper/vr is active.
+ type: VERITY
+ status: verified
+ hash type: 1
+ data block: 4096
+ hash block: 4096
+ hash name: sha256
+ salt: 5cc52759af76a092e0c21829cd0ef6938f69831bf86926525106f92a7e9e3aa9
+ data device: /dev/sdb
+ size: 417792 sectors
+ mode: readonly
+ hash device: /dev/sdc
+ hash offset: 8 sectors
+
+ Dump of on-disk superblock information:
+ # veritysetup dump /dev/sdc
+ VERITY header information for /dev/sdc
+ UUID: fad30431-0c59-4fa6-9b57-732a90501f75
+ Hash type: 1
+ Data blocks: 52224
+ Data block size: 4096
+ Hash block size: 4096
+ Hash algorithm: sha256
+ Salt: 5cc52759af76a092e0c21829cd0ef6938f69831bf86926525106f92a7e9e3aa9
+
+ Remove mapping:
+ # veritysetup remove vr
diff --git a/docs/v1.5.1-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.5.1-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.5.1 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.5.0
+
+* The libcryptsetup library now tries to initialize device-mapper backend and
+ loop devices only if they are really needed (lazy initializations).
+ This allows some operations to be run by a non-root user.
+
+ (Unfortunately LUKS header keyslot operations still require temporary dm-crypt
+ device and device-mapper subsystem is available only to superuser.)
+
+ Also clear error messages are provided if running as non-root user and
+ operation requires privileged user.
+
+* Veritysetup can be now used by a normal user for creating hash image to file
+ and also it can create hash image if doesn't exist.
+ (Previously it required pre-allocated space.)
+
+* Added crypt_keyslot_area() API call which allows external tools
+ to get exact keyslot offsets and analyse content.
+
+ An example of 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 is in misc/kesylot_checker.
+ (Thanks to Arno Wagner for the code.)
+
+* Optimized seek to keyfile-offset if key offset is large.
+
+* Fixed luksHeaderBackup for very old v1.0 unaligned LUKS headers.
+
+* Various fixes for problems found by a several static analysis tools.
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.0-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.0-rc1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Change LUKS default cipher to to use XTS encryption mode,
+ aes-xts-plain64 (i.e. using AES128-XTS).
+
+ XTS mode becomes standard in hard disk encryption.
+
+ You can still use any old mode:
+ - compile cryptsetup with old default:
+ configure --with-luks1-cipher=aes --with-luks1-mode=cbc-essiv:sha256 --with-luks1-keybits=256
+ - format LUKS device with old default:
+ cryptsetup luksFormat -c aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 -s 256 <device>
+
+
+ * Skip tests and fix error messages if running on old systems (or with old kernel).
+
+ * Rename configure.in to configure.ac and fix issues with new automake and pkgconfig
+ and --disable-kernel_crypto option to allow compilation with old kernel headers.
+
+ * Allow repair of 512 bits key header.
+
+ * Fix status of device if path argument is used and fix double path prefix
+ for non-existent device path.
+
+
+Changes since version 1.5.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Important changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Cryptsetup and libcryptsetup is now released under GPLv2+
+ (GPL version 2 or any later).
+ Some internal code handling files (loopaes, verity, tcrypt
+ and crypto backend wrapper) are LGPLv2+.
+
+ Previously code was GPL version 2 only.
+
+
+ * Introducing new unified command open and close.
+
+ Example:
+ cryptsetup open --type plain|luks|loopaes|tcrypt <device> <name>
+ (type defaults to luks)
+
+ with backward-compatible aliases plainOpen, luksOpen, loopaesOpen,
+ tcryptOpen. Basically "open --type xyz" has alias "xyzOpen".
+
+ The "create" command (plain device create) is DEPRECATED but will
+ be still supported.
+ (This command is confusing because of switched arguments order.)
+
+ The close command is generic command to remove mapping and have
+ backward compatible aliases (remove, luksClose, ...) which behaves
+ exactly the same.
+
+ While all old syntax is still supported, I strongly suggest to use
+ new command syntax which is common for all device types (and possible
+ new formats added in future).
+
+
+ * cryptsetup now support directly TCRYPT (TrueCrypt and compatible tc-play)
+ on-disk format
+ (Code is independent implementation not related to original project).
+
+ Only dump (tcryptDump command) and activation (open --type tcrypt or tcryptOpen)
+ of TCRYPT device are supported. No header changes are supported.
+
+ It is intended to easily access containers shared with other operating systems
+ without need to install 3rd party software. For native Linux installations LUKS
+ is the preferred format.
+
+ WARNING: TCRYPT extension requires kernel userspace crypto API to be
+ available (introduced in Linux kernel 2.6.38).
+ If you are configuring kernel yourself, enable "User-space interface
+ for symmetric key cipher algorithms" in "Cryptographic API" section
+ (CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER .config option).
+
+ Because TCRYPT header is encrypted, you have to always provide valid
+ passphrase and keyfiles. Keyfiles are handled exactly the same as in original
+ format (basically, first 1MB of every keyfile is mixed using CRC32 into pool).
+
+ Cryptsetup should recognize all TCRYPT header variants ever released, except
+ legacy cipher chains using LRW encryption mode with 64 bits encryption block
+ (namely Blowfish in LRW mode is not recognized, this is limitation of kernel
+ crypto API).
+
+ Device activation is supported only for LRW/XTS modes (again, limitation
+ of kernel dmcrypt which do not implements TCRYPT extensions to CBC mode).
+ (So old containers cannot be activated, but you can use libcryptsetup
+ for lost password search, example of such code is included in misc directory.)
+
+ Hidden header are supported using --tcrypt-hidden option, system encryption
+ using --tcrypt-system option.
+
+ For detailed description see man page.
+
+ EXAMPLE:
+ * Dump device parameters of container in file:
+
+ # cryptsetup tcryptDump tst
+ Enter passphrase:
+
+ TCRYPT header information for tst
+ Version: 5
+ Driver req.: 7
+ Sector size: 512
+ MK offset: 131072
+ PBKDF2 hash: sha512
+ Cipher chain: serpent-twofish-aes
+ Cipher mode: xts-plain64
+ MK bits: 1536
+
+ You can also dump master key using --dump-master-key.
+ Dump does not require superuser privilege.
+
+ * Activation of this container
+
+ # cryptsetup tcryptOpen tst tcrypt_dev
+ Enter passphrase:
+ (Chain of dmcrypt devices is activated as /dev/mapper/tcrypt_dev.)
+
+ * See status of active TCRYPT device
+
+ # cryptsetup status tcrypt_dev
+
+ /dev/mapper/tcrypt_dev is active.
+ type: TCRYPT
+ cipher: serpent-twofish-aes-xts-plain64
+ keysize: 1536 bits
+ device: /dev/loop0
+ loop: /tmp/tst
+ offset: 256 sectors
+ size: 65024 sectors
+ skipped: 256 sectors
+ mode: read/write
+
+ * And plaintext filesystem now ready to mount
+
+ # blkid /dev/mapper/tcrypt_dev
+ /dev/mapper/tcrypt_dev: SEC_TYPE="msdos" UUID="9F33-2954" TYPE="vfat"
+
+
+ * Add (optional) support for lipwquality for new LUKS passwords.
+
+ If password is entered through terminal (no keyfile specified)
+ and cryptsetup is compiled with --enable-pwquality, default
+ system pwquality settings are used to check password quality.
+
+ You can always override this check by using new --force-password option.
+
+ For more info about pwquality project see http://libpwquality.fedorahosted.org/
+
+
+ * Proper handle interrupt signals (ctrl+c and TERM signal) in tools
+
+ Code should now handle interrupt properly, release and explicitly wipe
+ in-memory key materials on interrupt.
+ (Direct users of libcryptsetup should always call crypt_free() when
+ code is interrupted to wipe all resources. There is no signal handling
+ in library, it is up to the tool using it.)
+
+
+ * Add new benchmark command
+
+ The "benchmark" command now tries to benchmark PBKDF2 and some block
+ cipher variants. You can specify you own parameters (--cipher/--key-size
+ for block ciphers, --hash for PBKDF2).
+
+ See man page for detailed description.
+
+ WARNING: benchmark command requires kernel userspace crypto API to be
+ available (introduced in Linux kernel 2.6.38).
+ If you are configuring kernel yourself, enable "User-space interface
+ for symmetric key cipher algorithms" in "Cryptographic API" section
+ (CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER .config option).
+
+ EXAMPLE:
+ # cryptsetup benchmark
+ # Tests are approximate using memory only (no storage IO).
+ PBKDF2-sha1 111077 iterations per second
+ PBKDF2-sha256 53718 iterations per second
+ PBKDF2-sha512 18832 iterations per second
+ PBKDF2-ripemd160 89775 iterations per second
+ PBKDF2-whirlpool 23918 iterations per second
+ # Algorithm | Key | Encryption | Decryption
+ aes-cbc 128b 212.0 MiB/s 428.0 MiB/s
+ serpent-cbc 128b 23.1 MiB/s 66.0 MiB/s
+ twofish-cbc 128b 46.1 MiB/s 50.5 MiB/s
+ aes-cbc 256b 163.0 MiB/s 350.0 MiB/s
+ serpent-cbc 256b 23.1 MiB/s 66.0 MiB/s
+ twofish-cbc 256b 47.0 MiB/s 50.0 MiB/s
+ aes-xts 256b 190.0 MiB/s 190.0 MiB/s
+ serpent-xts 256b 58.4 MiB/s 58.0 MiB/s
+ twofish-xts 256b 49.0 MiB/s 49.5 MiB/s
+ aes-xts 512b 175.0 MiB/s 175.0 MiB/s
+ serpent-xts 512b 59.0 MiB/s 58.0 MiB/s
+ twofish-xts 512b 48.5 MiB/s 49.5 MiB/s
+
+ Or you can specify cipher yourself:
+ # cryptsetup benchmark --cipher cast5-cbc-essiv:sha256 -s 128
+ # Tests are approximate using memory only (no storage IO).
+ # Algorithm | Key | Encryption | Decryption
+ cast5-cbc 128b 32.4 MiB/s 35.0 MiB/s
+
+ WARNING: these tests do not use dmcrypt, only crypto API.
+ You have to benchmark the whole device stack and you can get completely
+ different results. But is is usable for basic comparison.
+ (Note for example AES-NI decryption optimization effect in example above.)
+
+Features
+~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Do not maintain ChangeLog file anymore, see git log for detailed changes,
+ e.g. here http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/source/list
+
+ * Move change key into library, add crypt_keyslot_change_by_passphrase().
+ This change is useful mainly in FIPS mode, where we cannot
+ extract volume key directly from libcryptsetup.
+
+ * Add verbose messages during reencryption.
+
+ * Default LUKS PBKDF2 iteration time is now configurable.
+
+ * Add simple cipher benchmarking API.
+
+ * Add kernel skcipher backend.
+
+ * Add CRC32 implementation (for TCRYPT).
+
+ * Move PBKDF2 into crypto backend wrapper.
+ This allows use it in other formats, use library implementations and
+ also possible use of different KDF function in future.
+
+ * New PBKDF2 benchmark using getrusage().
+
+Fixes
+~~~~~
+
+ * Avoid O_DIRECT open if underlying storage doesn't support it.
+
+ * Fix some non-translated messages.
+
+ * Fix regression in header backup (1.5.1) with container in file.
+
+ * Fix blockwise read/write for end writes near end of device.
+ (was not used in previous versions)
+
+ * Ignore setpriority failure.
+
+ * Code changes to fix/ignore problems found by Coverity static analysis, including
+ - Get page size should never fail.
+ - Fix time of check/use (TOCTOU test) in tools
+ - Fix time of check/use in loop/wipe utils.
+ - Fix time of check/use in device utils.
+
+ * Disallow header restore if context is non-LUKS device.
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.1-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.1-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/docs/v1.6.1-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.1 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.0
+
+* Fix loop-AES keyfile parsing.
+ Loop-AES keyfile should be text keyfile, reject keyfiles which
+ are not properly terminated.
+
+* Fix passphrase pool overflow for too long TCRYPT passphrase.
+ (Maximal TCRYPT passphrase length is 64 characters.)
+
+* Return EPERM (translated to exit code 2) for too long TCRYPT passphrase.
+
+* Fix deactivation of device when failed underlying node disappeared.
+
+* Fix API deactivate call for TCRYPT format and NULL context parameter.
+
+* Improve keyslot checker example documentation.
+
+* Report error message if deactivation fails and device is still busy.
+
+* Make passphrase prompts more consistent (and remove "LUKS" form prompt).
+
+* Fix some missing headers (compilation failed with alternative libc).
+
+* Remove not functional API UUID support for plain & loopaes devices.
+ (not persistent activation UUID).
+
+* Properly cleanup devices on interrupt in api-test.
+
+* Support all tests run if kernel is in FIPS mode.
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.2-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.2-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.2 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.1
+
+* Print error and fail if more device arguments are present for isLuks command.
+
+* Fix cipher specification string parsing (found by gcc -fsanitize=address option).
+
+* Try to map TCRYPT system encryption through partition
+ (allows to activate mapping when other partition on the same device is mounted).
+
+* Print a warning if system encryption is used and device is a partition.
+ (TCRYPT system encryption uses whole device argument.)
+
+* Disallow explicit small payload offset for LUKS detached header.
+ LUKS detached header only allows data payload 0 (whole data device is used)
+ or explicit offset larger than header + keyslots size.
+
+* Fix boundary condition for verity device that caused failure for certain device sizes.
+
+* Various fixes to documentation, including update FAQ, default modes
+ and TCRYPT description.
+
+* Workaround for some recent changes in automake (serial-tests).
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.3-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.3-ReleaseNotes
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+++ b/docs/v1.6.3-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.3 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.2
+
+* Fix cryptsetup reencryption tool to work properly
+ with devices using 4kB sectors.
+
+* Always use page size if running through loop device,
+ this fixes failures for external LUKS header and
+ filesystem requiring 4kB block size.
+
+* Fix TCRYPT system encryption mapping for multiple partitions.
+ Since this commit, one can use partition directly as device parameter.
+ If you need to activate such partition from image in file,
+ please first use map partitioned loop device (losetup -P)
+ on image.
+ (Cryptsetup require partition offsets visible in kernel sysfs
+ in this mode.)
+
+* Support activation of old TrueCrypt containers using CBC mode
+ and whitening (created in TrueCrypt version < 4.1).
+ This requires Linux kernel 3.13 or later.
+ (Containers with cascade CBC ciphers are not supported.)
+
+* Properly display keys in dump --dump-master-key command
+ for TrueCrypt CBC containers.
+
+* Rewrite cipher benchmark loop which was unreliable
+ on very fast machines.
+
+* Add warning if LUKS device was activated using non-cryptsetup
+ library which did not set UUID properly (e.g. cryptmount).
+ (Some commands, like luksSuspend, are not available then.)
+
+* Support length limitation also for plain (no hash) length.
+ This can be used for mapping problematic cryptosystems which
+ wipes some key (losetup sometimes set last 32 byte to zero,
+ which can be now configured as --hash plain:31 parameter).
+
+* Fix hash limit if parameter is not a number.
+ (The whole key was set to zero instead of command failure.)
+
+* Unify --key-slot behavior in cryptsetup_reencrypt tool.
+
+* Update dracut example scripts for system reencryption on first boot.
+
+* Add command line option --tcrypt-backup to access TCRYPT backup header.
+
+* Fix static compilation with OpenSSL.
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.4-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.4-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.4 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.3
+
+* Implement new erase (with alias luksErase) command.
+
+ The erase cryptsetup command can be used to permanently erase
+ all keyslots and make the LUKS container inaccessible.
+ (The only way to unlock such device is to use LUKS header backup
+ created before erase command was used.)
+
+ You do not need to provide any password for this operation.
+
+ This operation is irreversible.
+
+* Add internal "whirlpool_gcryptbug hash" for accessing flawed
+ Whirlpool hash in gcrypt (requires gcrypt 1.6.1 or above).
+
+ The gcrypt version of Whirlpool hash algorithm was flawed in some
+ situations.
+
+ This means that if you used Whirlpool in LUKS header and upgraded
+ to new gcrypt library your LUKS container become inaccessible.
+
+ Please refer to cryptsetup FAQ for detail how to fix this situation.
+
+* Allow to use --disable-gcrypt-pbkdf2 during configuration
+ to force use internal PBKDF2 code.
+
+* Require gcrypt 1.6.1 for imported implementation of PBKDF2
+ (PBKDF2 in gcrypt 1.6.0 is too slow).
+
+* Add --keep-key to cryptsetup-reencrypt.
+
+ This allows change of LUKS header hash (and iteration count) without
+ the need to reencrypt the whole data area.
+ (Reencryption of LUKS header only without master key change.)
+
+* By default verify new passphrase in luksChangeKey and luksAddKey
+ commands (if input is from terminal).
+
+* Fix memory leak in Nettle crypto backend.
+
+* Support --tries option even for TCRYPT devices in cryptsetup.
+
+* Support --allow-discards option even for TCRYPT devices.
+ (Note that this could destroy hidden volume and it is not suggested
+ by original TrueCrypt security model.)
+
+* Link against -lrt for clock_gettime to fix undefined reference
+ to clock_gettime error (introduced in 1.6.2).
+
+* Fix misleading error message when some algorithms are not available.
+
+* Count system time in PBKDF2 benchmark if kernel returns no self usage info.
+ (Workaround to broken getrusage() syscall with some hypervisors.)
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.5-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.5-ReleaseNotes
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+++ b/docs/v1.6.5-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.5 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.4
+
+* Allow LUKS header operation handling without requiring root privilege.
+ It means that you can manipulate with keyslots as a regular user, only
+ write access to device (or image) is required.
+
+ This requires kernel crypto wrapper (similar to TrueCrypt device handling)
+ to be available (CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER kernel option).
+ If this kernel interface is not available, code fallbacks to old temporary
+ keyslot device creation (where root privilege is required).
+
+ Note that activation, deactivation, resize and suspend operations still
+ need root privilege (limitation of kernel device-mapper backend).
+
+* Fix internal PBKDF2 key derivation function implementation for alternative
+ crypto backends (kernel, NSS) which do not support PBKDF2 directly and have
+ issues with longer HMAC keys.
+
+ This fixes the problem for long keyfiles where either calculation is too slow
+ (because of internal rehashing in every iteration) or there is a limit
+ (kernel backend seems to not support HMAC key longer than 20480 bytes).
+
+ (Note that for recent version of gcrypt, nettle or openssl the internal
+ PBKDF2 code is not compiled in and crypto library internal functions are
+ used instead.)
+
+* Support for Python3 for simple Python binding.
+ Python >= 2.6 is now required. You can set Python compiled version by setting
+ --with-python_version configure option (together with --enable-python).
+
+* Use internal PBKDF2 in Nettle library for Nettle crypto backend.
+ Cryptsetup compilation requires Nettle >= 2.6 (if using Nettle crypto backend).
+
+* Allow simple status of crypt device without providing metadata header.
+ The command "cryptsetup status" will print basic info, even if you
+ do not provide detached header argument.
+
+* Allow to specify ECB mode in cryptsetup benchmark.
+
+* Add some LUKS images for regression testing.
+ Note that if image with Whirlpool fails, the most probable cause is that
+ you have old gcrypt library with flawed whirlpool hash.
+ Read FAQ section 8.3 for more info.
+
+Cryptsetup API NOTE:
+The direct terminal handling for passphrase entry will be removed from
+libcryptsetup in next major version (application should handle it itself).
+
+It means that you have to always either provide password in buffer or set
+your own password callback function trhough crypt_set_password_callback().
+See API documentation (or libcryptsetup.h) for more info.
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.6-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.6-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/docs/v1.6.6-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.6 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.5
+
+* LUKS: Fix keyslot device access for devices which
+ do not support direct IO operations. (Regression in 1.6.5.)
+
+* LUKS: Fallback to old temporary keyslot device mapping method
+ if hash (for ESSIV) is not supported by userspace crypto
+ library. (Regression in 1.6.5.)
+
+* Properly activate device with discard (TRIM for SSDs)
+ if requested even if dm_crypt module is not yet loaded.
+ Only if discard is not supported by the old kernel then
+ the discard option is ignored.
+
+* Fix some static analysis build warnings (scan-build).
+
+* Report crypto lib version only once (and always add kernel
+ version) in debug output.
+
+Cryptsetup API NOTE:
+The direct terminal handling for passphrase entry will be removed from
+libcryptsetup in next major version (application should handle it itself).
+
+It means that you have to always either provide password in buffer or set
+your own password callback function through crypt_set_password_callback().
+See API documentation (or libcryptsetup.h) for more info.
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.7-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.7-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.7 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.6
+
+* Cryptsetup git and wiki are now hosted on GitLab.
+ https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup
+
+ Repository of stable releases remains on kernel.org site
+ https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/cryptsetup/
+
+ For more info please see README file.
+
+* Cryptsetup TCRYPT mode now supports VeraCrypt devices (TrueCrypt extension).
+
+ The VeraCrypt extension only increases iteration count for the key
+ derivation function (on-disk format is the same as TrueCrypt format).
+
+ Note that unlocking of a VeraCrypt device can take very long time if used
+ on slow machines.
+
+ To use this extension, add --veracrypt option, for example
+ cryptsetup open --type tcrypt --veracrypt <container> <name>
+
+ For use through libcryptsetup, just add CRYPT_TCRYPT_VERA_MODES flag.
+
+* Support keyfile-offset and keyfile-size options even for plain volumes.
+
+* Support keyfile option for luksAddKey if the master key is specified.
+
+* For historic reasons, hashing in the plain mode is not used
+ if keyfile is specified (with exception of --key-file=-).
+ Print a warning if these parameters are ignored.
+
+* Support permanent device decryption for cryptsetup-reencrypt.
+ To remove LUKS encryption from a device, you can now use --decrypt option.
+
+* Allow to use --header option in all LUKS commands.
+ The --header always takes precedence over positional device argument.
+
+* Allow luksSuspend without need to specify a detached header.
+
+* Detect if O_DIRECT is usable on a device allocation.
+ There are some strange storage stack configurations which wrongly allows
+ to open devices with direct-io but fails on all IO operations later.
+
+ Cryptsetup now tries to read the device first sector to ensure it can use
+ direct-io.
+
+* Add low-level performance options tuning for dmcrypt (for Linux 4.0 and later).
+
+ Linux kernel 4.0 contains rewritten dmcrypt code which tries to better utilize
+ encryption on parallel CPU cores.
+
+ While tests show that this change increases performance on most configurations,
+ dmcrypt now provides some switches to change its new behavior.
+
+ You can use them (per-device) with these cryptsetup switches:
+ --perf-same_cpu_crypt
+ --perf-submit_from_crypt_cpus
+
+ Please use these only in the case of serious performance problems.
+ Refer to the cryptsetup man page and dm-crypt documentation
+ (for same_cpu_crypt and submit_from_crypt_cpus options).
+ https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/DMCrypt
+
+* Get rid of libfipscheck library.
+ (Note that this option was used only for Red Hat and derived distributions.)
+ With recent FIPS changes we do not need to link to this FIPS monster anymore.
+ Also drop some no longer needed FIPS mode checks.
+
+* Many fixes and clarifications to man pages.
+
+* Prevent compiler to optimize-out zeroing of buffers for on-stack variables.
+
+* Fix a crash if non-GNU strerror_r is used.
+
+Cryptsetup API NOTE:
+The direct terminal handling for passphrase entry will be removed from
+libcryptsetup in next major version (application should handle it itself).
+
+It means that you have to always either provide password in buffer or set
+your own password callback function through crypt_set_password_callback().
+See API documentation (or libcryptsetup.h) for more info.
diff --git a/docs/v1.6.8-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.6.8-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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+Cryptsetup 1.6.8 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.6.7
+
+* If the null cipher (no encryption) is used, allow only empty password for LUKS.
+ (Previously cryptsetup accepted any password in this case.)
+
+ The null cipher can be used only for testing and it is used temporarily during
+ offline encrypting not yet encrypted device (cryptsetup-reencrypt tool).
+
+ Accepting only empty password prevents situation when someone adds another
+ LUKS device using the same UUID (UUID of existing LUKS device) with faked
+ header containing null cipher.
+ This could force user to use different LUKS device (with no encryption)
+ without noticing.
+ (IOW it prevents situation when attacker intentionally forces
+ user to boot into different system just by LUKS header manipulation.)
+
+ Properly configured systems should have an additional integrity protection
+ in place here (LUKS here provides only confidentiality) but it is better
+ to not allow this situation in the first place.
+
+ (For more info see QubesOS Security Bulletin QSB-019-2015.)
+
+* Properly support stdin "-" handling for luksAddKey for both new and old
+ keyfile parameters.
+
+* If encrypted device is file-backed (it uses underlying loop device),
+ cryptsetup resize will try to resize underlying loop device as well.
+ (It can be used to grow up file-backed device in one step.)
+
+* Cryptsetup now allows to use empty password through stdin pipe.
+ (Intended only for testing in scripts.)
+
+Cryptsetup API NOTE:
+
+Direct terminal handling and password calling callback for passphrase
+entry will be removed from libcryptsetup in next major (2.x) version
+(application should handle it itself).
+It means that application have to always provide password in API calls.
+
+Functions returning last error will be removed in next major version (2.x).
+These functions did not work properly for early initialization errors
+and application can implement better function easily using own error callback.
+
+See comments in libcryptsetup.h for more info about deprecated functions.
diff --git a/docs/v1.7.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.7.0-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.7.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+The cryptsetup 1.7 release changes defaults for LUKS,
+there are no API changes.
+
+Changes since version 1.6.8
+
+* Default hash function is now SHA256 (used in key derivation function
+ and anti-forensic splitter).
+
+ Note that replacing SHA1 with SHA256 is not for security reasons.
+ (LUKS does not have problems even if collisions are found for SHA1,
+ for details see FAQ item 5.20).
+
+ Using SHA256 as default is mainly to prevent compatibility problems
+ on hardened systems where SHA1 is already be phased out.
+
+ Note that all checks (kernel crypto API availability check) now uses
+ SHA256 as well.
+
+* Default iteration time for PBKDF2 is now 2 seconds.
+
+ Increasing iteration time is in combination with PBKDF2 benchmark
+ fixes a try to keep PBKDF2 iteration count still high enough and
+ also still acceptable for users.
+
+ N.B. Long term is to replace PBKDF2 algorithm with Password Hashing
+ Competition winner - Argon2.
+
+ Distributions can still change these defaults in compilation time.
+
+ You can change iteration time and used hash function in existing LUKS
+ header with cryptsetup-reencrypt utility even without full reencryption
+ of device (see --keep-key option).
+
+* Fix PBKDF2 iteration benchmark for longer key sizes.
+
+ The previous PBKDF2 benchmark code did not take into account
+ output key length properly.
+
+ For SHA1 (with 160-bits output) and 256-bit keys (and longer)
+ it means that the final iteration value was higher than it should be.
+
+ For other hash algorithms (like SHA256 or SHA512) it caused
+ that iteration count was lower (in comparison to SHA1) than
+ expected for the requested time period.
+
+ The PBKDF2 benchmark code is now fixed to use the key size for
+ the formatted device (or default LUKS key size if running in informational
+ benchmark mode).
+
+ Thanks to A.Visconti, S.Bossi, A.Calo and H.Ragab
+ (http://www.club.di.unimi.it/) for point this out.
+ (Based on "What users should know about Full Disk Encryption
+ based on LUKS" paper to be presented on CANS2015).
+
+* Remove experimental warning for reencrypt tool.
+ The strong request for full backup before using reencryption utility
+ still applies :)
+
+* Add optional libpasswdqc support for new LUKS passwords.
+
+ If password is entered through terminal (no keyfile specified) and
+ cryptsetup is compiled with --enable-passwdqc[=/etc/passwdqc.conf],
+ configured system passwdqc settings are used to check password quality.
+
+* Update FAQ document.
+
+Cryptsetup API NOTE:
+
+Direct terminal handling and password calling callback for passphrase
+entry will be removed from libcryptsetup in next major (2.x) version
+(application should handle it itself).
+It means that application have to always provide password in API calls.
+
+Functions returning last error will be removed in next major version (2.x).
+These functions did not work properly for early initialization errors
+and application can implement better function easily using own error callback.
+
+See comments in libcryptsetup.h for more info about deprecated functions.
diff --git a/docs/v1.7.1-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.7.1-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.7.1 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.7.0
+
+* Code now uses kernel crypto API backend according to new
+ changes introduced in mainline kernel
+
+ While mainline kernel should contain backward compatible
+ changes, some stable series kernels do not contain fully
+ backported compatibility patches.
+ Without these patches most of cryptsetup operations
+ (like unlocking device) fail.
+
+ This change in cryptsetup ensures that all operations using
+ kernel crypto API works even on these kernels.
+
+* The cryptsetup-reencrypt utility now properly detects removal
+ of underlying link to block device and does not remove
+ ongoing re-encryption log.
+ This allows proper recovery (resume) of reencrypt operation later.
+
+ NOTE: Never use /dev/disk/by-uuid/ path for reencryption utility,
+ this link disappears once the device metadata is temporarily
+ removed from device.
+
+* Cryptsetup now allows special "-" (standard input) keyfile handling
+ even for TCRYPT (TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt compatible) devices.
+
+* Cryptsetup now fails if there are more keyfiles specified
+ for non-TCRYPT device.
+
+* The luksKillSlot command now does not suppress provided password
+ in batch mode (if password is wrong slot is not destroyed).
+ Note that not providing password in batch mode means that keyslot
+ is destroyed unconditionally.
diff --git a/docs/v1.7.2-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.7.2-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.7.2 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.7.1
+
+* Update LUKS documentation format.
+ Clarify fixed sector size and keyslots alignment.
+
+* Support activation options for error handling modes in Linux kernel
+ dm-verity module:
+
+ --ignore-corruption - dm-verity just logs detected corruption
+
+ --restart-on-corruption - dm-verity restarts the kernel if corruption is detected
+
+ If the options above are not specified, default behavior for dm-verity remains.
+ Default is that I/O operation fails with I/O error if corrupted block is detected.
+
+ --ignore-zero-blocks - Instructs dm-verity to not verify blocks that are expected
+ to contain zeroes and always return zeroes directly instead.
+
+ NOTE that these options could have security or functional impacts,
+ do not use them without assessing the risks!
+
+* Fix help text for cipher benchmark specification (mention --cipher option).
+
+* Fix off-by-one error in maximum keyfile size.
+ Allow keyfiles up to compiled-in default and not that value minus one.
+
+* Support resume of interrupted decryption in cryptsetup-reencrypt utility.
+ To resume decryption, LUKS device UUID (--uuid option) option must be used.
+
+* Do not use direct-io for LUKS header with unaligned keyslots.
+ Such headers were used only by the first cryptsetup-luks-1.0.0 release (2005).
+
+* Fix device block size detection to properly work on particular file-based
+ containers over underlying devices with 4k sectors.
diff --git a/docs/v1.7.3-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.7.3-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.7.3 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.7.2
+
+* Fix device access to hash offsets located beyond the 2GB device boundary in veritysetup.
+
+* Set configured (compile-time) default iteration time for devices created directly through
+ libcryptsetup (default was hardcoded 1 second, the configured value applied only
+ for cryptsetup application).
+
+* Fix PBKDF2 benchmark to not double iteration count for specific corner case.
+ If the measurement function returns exactly 500 ms, the iteration calculation loop
+ doubled iteration count but instead of repeating measurement it used this value directly.
+
+* OpenSSL backend: fix memory leak if hash context was repeatedly reused.
+
+* OpenSSL backend: add support for OpenSSL 1.1.0.
+
+* Fix several minor spelling errors.
diff --git a/docs/v1.7.4-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.7.4-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.7.4 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.7.3
+
+* Allow to specify LUKS1 hash algorithm in Python luksFormat wrapper.
+
+* Use LUKS1 compiled-in defaults also in Python wrapper.
+
+* OpenSSL backend: Fix OpenSSL 1.1.0 support without backward compatible API.
+
+* OpenSSL backend: Fix LibreSSL compatibility.
+
+* Check for data device and hash device area overlap in veritysetup.
+
+* Fix a possible race while allocating a free loop device.
+
+* Fix possible file descriptor leaks if libcryptsetup is run from a forked process.
+
+* Fix missing same_cpu_crypt flag in status command.
+
+* Various updates to FAQ and man pages.
diff --git a/docs/v1.7.5-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v1.7.5-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 1.7.5 Release Notes
+==============================
+
+Changes since version 1.7.4
+
+* Fixes to luksFormat to properly support recent kernel running in FIPS mode.
+
+ Cryptsetup must never use a weak key even if it is just used for testing
+ of algorithm availability. In FIPS mode, weak keys are always rejected.
+
+ A weak key is for example detected if the XTS encryption mode use
+ the same key for the tweak and the encryption part.
+
+* Fixes accesses to unaligned hidden legacy TrueCrypt header.
+
+ On a native 4k-sector device the old hidden TrueCrypt header is not
+ aligned with the hw sector size (this problem was fixed in later TrueCrypt
+ on-disk format versions).
+
+ Cryptsetup now properly aligns the read so it does not fail.
+
+* Fixes to optional dracut ramdisk scripts for offline re-encryption on initial boot.
diff --git a/docs/v2.0.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.0.0-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 2.0.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable release with experimental features.
+
+This version introduces a new on-disk LUKS2 format.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported
+forever as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+NOTE: This version changes soname of libcryptsetup library and increases
+major version for all public symbols.
+Most of the old functions are fully backward compatible, so only
+recompilation of programs should be needed.
+
+Please note that authenticated disk encryption, non-cryptographic
+data integrity protection (dm-integrity), use of Argon2 Password-Based
+Key Derivation Function and the LUKS2 on-disk format itself are new
+features and can contain some bugs.
+
+To provide all security features of authenticated encryption we need
+better nonce-reuse resistant algorithm in kernel (see note below).
+For now, please use authenticated encryption as experimental feature.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or in
+production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.0-RC1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Limit KDF requested (for format) memory by available physical memory.
+ On some systems too high requested amount of memory causes OOM killer
+ to kill the process (instead of returning ENOMEM).
+ We never try to use more than half of available physical memory.
+
+* Ignore device alignment if it is not multiple of minimal-io.
+ Some USB enclosures seems to report bogus topology info that
+ prevents to use LUKS detached header.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.0-RC0
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Enable to use system libargon2 instead of bundled version.
+ Renames --disable-argon2 to --disable-internal-argon2 option
+ and adds --enable-libargon2 flag to allow system libargon2.
+
+* Changes in build system (Automake)
+ - The build system now uses non-recursive automake (except for tests).
+ (Tools binaries are now located in buildroot directory.)
+ - New --disable-cryptsetup option to disable build of cryptsetup tool.
+ - Enable build of cryptsetup-reencrypt by default.
+
+* Install tmpfiles.d configuration for LUKS2 locking directory.
+ You can overwrite this using --with-tmpfilesdir configure option.
+ If your distro does not support tmpfiles.d directory, you have
+ to create locking directory (/run/lock/cryptsetup) in cryptsetup
+ package (or init scripts).
+
+* Adds limited support for offline reencryption of LUKS2 format.
+
+* Decrease size of testing images (and the whole release archive).
+
+* Fixes for several memory leaks found by Valgrind and Coverity tools.
+
+* Fixes for several typos in man pages and error messages.
+
+* LUKS header file in luksFormat is now automatically created
+ if it does not exist.
+
+* Do not allow resize if device size is not aligned to sector size.
+
+Cryptsetup 2.0.0 RC0 Release Notes
+==================================
+
+Important features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* New command integritysetup: support for the new dm-integrity kernel target.
+
+ The dm-integrity is a new kernel device-mapper target that introduces
+ software emulation of per-sector integrity fields on the disk sector level.
+ It is available since Linux kernel version 4.12.
+
+ The provided per-sector metadata fields can be used for storing a data
+ integrity checksum (for example CRC32).
+ The dm-integrity implements data journal that enforces atomic update
+ of a sector and its integrity metadata.
+
+ Integritysetup is a CLI utility that can setup standalone dm-integrity
+ devices (that internally check integrity of data).
+
+ Integritysetup is intended to be used for settings that require
+ non-cryptographic data integrity protection with no data encryption.
+ Fo setting integrity protected encrypted devices, see disk authenticated
+ encryption below.
+
+ Note that after formatting the checksums need to be initialized;
+ otherwise device reads will fail because of integrity errors.
+ Integritysetup by default tries to wipe the device with zero blocks
+ to avoid this problem. Device wipe can be time-consuming, you can skip
+ this step by specifying --no-wipe option.
+ (But note that not wiping device can cause some operations to fail
+ if a write is not multiple of page size and kernel page cache tries
+ to read sectors with not yet initialized checksums.)
+
+ The default setting is tag size 4 bytes per-sector and CRC32C protection.
+ To format device with these defaults:
+ $ integritysetup format <device>
+ $ integritysetup open <device> <name>
+
+ Note that used algorithm (unlike tag size) is NOT stored in device
+ kernel superblock and if you use different algorithm, you MUST specify
+ it in every open command, for example:
+ $ integritysetup format <device> --tag-size 32 --integrity sha256
+ $ integritysetup open <device> <name> --integrity sha256
+
+ For more info, see integrity man page.
+
+* Veritysetup command can now format and activate dm-verity devices
+ that contain Forward Error Correction (FEC) (Reed-Solomon code is used).
+ This feature is used on most of Android devices already (available since
+ Linux kernel 4.5).
+
+ There are new options --fec-device, --fec-offset to specify data area
+ with correction code and --fec-roots that set Redd-Solomon generator roots.
+ This setting can be used for format command (veritysetup will calculate
+ and store RS codes) or open command (veritysetup configures kernel
+ dm-verity to use RS codes).
+
+ For more info see veritysetup man page.
+
+* Support for larger sector sizes for crypt devices.
+
+ LUKS2 and plain crypt devices can be now configured with larger encryption
+ sector (typically 4096 bytes, sector size must be the power of two,
+ maximal sector size is 4096 bytes for portability).
+ Large sector size can decrease encryption overhead and can also help
+ with some specific crypto hardware accelerators that perform very
+ badly with 512 bytes sectors.
+
+ Note that if you configure such a larger sector of the device that does use
+ smaller physical sector, there is a possibility of a data corruption during
+ power fail (partial sector writes).
+
+ WARNING: If you use different sector size for a plain device after data were
+ stored, the decryption will produce garbage.
+
+ For LUKS2, the sector size is stored in metadata and cannot be changed later.
+
+LUKS2 format and features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+The LUKS2 is an on-disk storage format designed to provide simple key
+management, primarily intended for Full Disk Encryption based on dm-crypt.
+
+The LUKS2 is inspired by LUKS1 format and in some specific situations (most
+of the default configurations) can be converted in-place from LUKS1.
+
+The LUKS2 format is designed to allow future updates of various
+parts without the need to modify binary structures and internally
+uses JSON text format for metadata. Compilation now requires the json-c library
+that is used for JSON data processing.
+
+On-disk format provides redundancy of metadata, detection
+of metadata corruption and automatic repair from metadata copy.
+
+NOTE: For security reasons, there is no redundancy in keyslots binary data
+(encrypted keys) but the format allows adding such a feature in future.
+
+NOTE: to operate correctly, LUKS2 requires locking of metadata.
+Locking is performed by using flock() system call for images in file
+and for block device by using a specific lock file in /run/lock/cryptsetup.
+
+This directory must be created by distribution (do not rely on internal
+fallback). For systemd-based distribution, you can simply install
+scripts/cryptsetup.conf into tmpfiles.d directory.
+
+For more details see LUKS2-format.txt and LUKS2-locking.txt in the docs
+directory. (Please note this is just overview, there will be more formal
+documentation later.)
+
+LUKS2 use
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+LUKS2 allows using all possible configurations as LUKS1.
+
+To format device as LUKS2, you have to add "--type luks2" during format:
+
+ $ cryptsetup luksFormat --type luks2 <device>
+
+All commands issued later will recognize the new format automatically.
+
+The newly added features in LUKS2 include:
+
+* Authenticated disk (sector) encryption (EXPERIMENTAL)
+
+ Legacy Full disk encryption (FDE), for example, LUKS1, is a length-preserving
+ encryption (plaintext is the same size as a ciphertext).
+ Such FDE can provide data confidentiality, but cannot provide sound data
+ integrity protection.
+
+ Full disk authenticated encryption is a way how to provide both
+ confidentiality and data integrity protection. Integrity protection here means
+ not only detection of random data corruption (silent data corruption) but also
+ prevention of an unauthorized intentional change of disk sector content.
+
+ NOTE: Integrity protection of this type cannot prevent a replay attack.
+ An attacker can replace the device or its part of the old content, and it
+ cannot be detected.
+ If you need such protection, better use integrity protection on a higher layer.
+
+ For data integrity protection on the sector level, we need additional
+ per-sector metadata space. In LUKS2 this space is provided by a new
+ device-mapper dm-integrity target (available since kernel 4.12).
+ Here the integrity target provides only reliable per-sector metadata store,
+ and the whole authenticated encryption is performed inside dm-crypt stacked
+ over the dm-integrity device.
+
+ For encryption, Authenticated Encryption with Additional Data (AEAD) is used.
+ Every sector is processed as a encryption request of this format:
+
+ |----- AAD -------|------ DATA -------|-- AUTH TAG --|
+ | (authenticated) | (auth+encryption) | |
+ | sector_LE | IV | sector in/out | tag in/out |
+
+ AEAD encrypts the whole sector and also authenticates sector number
+ (to detect sector relocation) and also authenticates Initialization Vector.
+
+ AEAD encryption produces encrypted data and authentication tag.
+ The authenticated tag is then stored in per-sector metadata space provided
+ by dm-integrity.
+
+ Most of the current AEAD algorithms requires IV as a nonce, value that is
+ never reused. Because sector number, as an IV, cannot be used in this
+ environment, we use a new random IV (IV is a random value generated by system
+ RNG on every write). This random IV is then stored in the per-sector metadata
+ as well.
+
+ Because the authentication tag (and IV) requires additional space, the device
+ provided for a user has less capacity. Also, the data journalling means that
+ writes are performed twice, decreasing throughput.
+
+ This integrity protection works better with SSDs. If you want to ignore
+ dm-integrity data journal (because journalling is performed on some higher
+ layer or you just want to trade-off performance to safe recovery), you can
+ switch journal off with --integrity-no-journal option.
+ (This flag can be stored persistently as well.)
+
+ Note that (similar to integritysetup) the device read will fail if
+ authentication tag is not initialized (no previous write).
+ By default cryptsetup run wipe of a device (writing zeroes) to initialize
+ authentication tags. This operation can be very time-consuming.
+ You can skip device wipe using --integrity-no-wipe option.
+
+ To format LUKS2 device with integrity protection, use new --integrity option.
+
+ For now, there are very few AEAD algorithms that can be used, and some
+ of them are known to be problematic. In this release we support only
+ a few of AEAD algorithms (options are for now hard coded), later this
+ extension will be completely algorithm-agnostic.
+
+ For testing of authenticated encryption, these algorithms work for now:
+
+ 1) aes-xts-plain64 with hmac-sha256 or hmac-sha512 as the authentication tag.
+ (Common FDE mode + independent authentication tag. Authentication key
+ for HMAC is independently generated. This mode is very slow.)
+ $ cryptsetup luksFormat --type luks2 <device> --cipher aes-xts-plain64 --integrity hmac-sha256
+
+ 2) aes-gcm-random (native AEAD mode)
+ DO NOT USE in production! The GCM mode uses only 96-bit nonce,
+ and possible collision means fatal security problem.
+ GCM mode has very good hardware support through AES-NI, so it is useful
+ for performance testing.
+ $ cryptsetup luksFormat --type luks2 <device> --cipher aes-gcm-random --integrity aead
+
+ 3) ChaCha20 with Poly1305 authenticator (according to RFC7539)
+ $ cryptsetup luksFormat --type luks2 <device> --cipher chacha20-random --integrity poly1305
+
+ To specify AES128/AES256 just specify proper key size (without possible
+ authentication key). Other symmetric ciphers, like Serpent or Twofish,
+ should work as well. The mode 1) and 2) should be compatible with IEEE 1619.1
+ standard recommendation.
+
+ There will be better suitable authenticated modes available soon
+ For now we are just preparing framework to enable it (and hopefully improve security of FDE).
+
+ FDE authenticated encryption is not a replacement for filesystem layer
+ authenticated encryption. The goal is to provide at least something because
+ data integrity protection is often completely ignored in today systems.
+
+* New memory-hard PBKDF
+
+ LUKS1 introduced Password-Based Key Derivation Function v2 as a tool to
+ increase attacker cost for a dictionary and brute force attacks.
+ The PBKDF2 uses iteration count to increase time of key derivation.
+ Unfortunately, with modern GPUs, the PBKDF2 calculations can be run
+ in parallel and PBKDF2 can no longer provide the best available protection.
+ Increasing iteration count just cannot prevent massive parallel dictionary
+ password attacks in long-term.
+
+ To solve this problem, a new PBKDF, based on so-called memory-hard functions
+ can be used. Key derivation with memory-hard function requires a certain
+ amount of memory to compute its output. The memory requirement is very
+ costly for GPUs and prevents these systems to operate effectively,
+ increasing cost for attackers.
+
+ LUKS2 introduces support for Argon2i and Argon2id as a PBKDF.
+ Argon2 is the winner of Password Hashing Competition and is currently
+ in final RFC draft specification.
+
+ For now, libcryptsetup contains the embedded copy of reference implementation
+ of Argon2 (that is easily portable to all architectures).
+ Later, once this function is available in common crypto libraries, it will
+ switch to external implementation. (This happened for LUKS1 and PBKDF2
+ as well years ago.)
+ With using reference implementation (that is not optimized for speed), there
+ is some performance penalty. However, using memory-hard PBKDF should still
+ significantly complicate GPU-optimized dictionary and brute force attacks.
+
+ The Argon2 uses three costs: memory, time (number of iterations) and parallel
+ (number of threads).
+ Note that time and memory cost highly influences each other (accessing a lot
+ of memory takes more time).
+
+ There is a new benchmark that tries to calculate costs to take similar way as
+ in LUKS1 (where iteration is measured to take 1-2 seconds on user system).
+ Because now there are more cost variables, it prefers time cost (iterations)
+ and tries to find required memory that fits. (IOW required memory cost can be
+ lower if the benchmarks are not able to find required parameters.)
+ The benchmark cannot run too long, so it tries to approximate next step
+ for benchmarking.
+
+ For now, default LUKS2 PBKDF algorithm is Argon2i (data independent variant)
+ with memory cost set to 128MB, time to 800ms and parallel thread according
+ to available CPU cores but no more than 4.
+
+ All default parameters can be set during compile time and also set on
+ the command line by using --pbkdf, --pbkdf-memory, --pbkdf-parallel and
+ --iter-time options.
+ (Or without benchmark directly by using --pbkdf-force-iterations, see below.)
+
+ You can still use PBKDF2 even for LUKS2 by specifying --pbkdf pbkdf2 option.
+ (Then only iteration count is applied.)
+
+* Use of kernel keyring
+
+ Kernel keyring is a storage for sensitive material (like cryptographic keys)
+ inside Linux kernel.
+
+ LUKS2 uses keyring for two major functions:
+
+ - To store volume key for dm-crypt where it avoids sending volume key in
+ every device-mapper ioctl structure. Volume key is also no longer directly
+ visible in a dm-crypt mapping table. The key is not available for the user
+ after dm-crypt configuration (obviously except direct memory scan).
+ Use of kernel keyring can be disabled in runtime by --disable-keyring option.
+
+ - As a tool to automatically unlock LUKS device if a passphrase is put into
+ kernel keyring and proper keyring token is configured.
+
+ This allows storing a secret (passphrase) to kernel per-user keyring by
+ some external tool (for example some TPM handler) and LUKS2, if configured,
+ will automatically search in the keyring and unlock the system.
+ For more info see Tokens section below.
+
+* Persistent flags
+ The activation flags (like allow-discards) can be stored in metadata and used
+ automatically by all later activations (even without using crypttab).
+
+ To store activation flags permanently, use activation command with required
+ flags and add --persistent option.
+
+ For example, to mark device to always activate with TRIM enabled,
+ use (for LUKS2 type):
+
+ $ cryptsetup open <device> <name> --allow-discards --persistent
+
+ You can check persistent flags in dump command output:
+
+ $ cryptsetup luksDump <device>
+
+* Tokens and auto-activation
+
+ A LUKS2 token is an object that can be described "how to get passphrase or key"
+ to unlock particular keyslot.
+ (Also it can be used to store any additional metadata, and with
+ the libcryptsetup interface it can be used to define user token types.)
+
+ Cryptsetup internally implements keyring token. Cryptsetup tries to use
+ available tokens before asking for the passphrase. For keyring token,
+ it means that if the passphrase is available under specified identifier
+ inside kernel keyring, the device is automatically activated using this
+ stored passphrase.
+
+ Example of using LUKS2 keyring token:
+
+ # Adding token to metadata with "my_token" identifier (by default it applies to all keyslots).
+ $ cryptsetup token add --key-description "my_token" <device>
+
+ # Storing passphrase to user keyring (this can be done by an external application)
+ $ echo -n <passphrase> | keyctl padd user my_token @u
+
+ # Now cryptsetup activates automatically if it finds correct passphrase
+ $ cryptsetup open <device> <name>
+
+ The main reason to use tokens this way is to separate possible hardware
+ handlers from cryptsetup code.
+
+* Keyslot priorities
+
+ LUKS2 keyslot can have a new priority attribute.
+ The default is "normal". The "prefer" priority tell the keyslot to be tried
+ before other keyslots. Priority "ignore" means that keyslot will never be
+ used if not specified explicitly (it can be used for backup administrator
+ passwords that are used only situations when a user forgets own passphrase).
+
+ The priority of keyslot can be set with new config command, for example
+ $ cryptsetup config <device> --key-slot 1 --priority prefer
+
+ Setting priority to normal will reset slot to normal state.
+
+* LUKS2 label and subsystem
+
+ The header now contains additional fields for label and subsystem (additional
+ label). These fields can be used similar to filesystem label and will be
+ visible in udev rules to possible filtering. (Note that blkid do not yet
+ contain the LUKS scanning code).
+
+ By default both labels are empty. Label and subsystem are always set together
+ (no option means clear the label) with the config command:
+
+ $ cryptsetup config <device> --label my_device --subsystem ""
+
+* In-place conversion form LUKS1
+
+ To allow easy testing and transition to the new LUKS2 format, there is a new
+ convert command that allows in-place conversion from the LUKS1 format and,
+ if there are no incompatible options, also conversion back from LUKS2
+ to LUKS1 format.
+
+ Note this command can be used only on some LUKS1 devices (some device header
+ sizes are not supported).
+ This command is dangerous, never run it without header backup!
+ If something fails in the middle of conversion (IO error), the header
+ is destroyed. (Note that conversion requires move of keyslot data area to
+ a different offset.)
+
+ To convert header in-place to LUKS2 format, use
+ $ cryptsetup convert <device> --type luks2
+
+ To convert it back to LUKS1 format, use
+ $ cryptsetup convert <device> --type luks1
+
+ You can verify LUKS version with luksDump command.
+ $ cryptsetup luksDump <device>
+
+ Note that some LUKS2 features will make header incompatible with LUKS1 and
+ conversion will be rejected (for example using new Argon2 PBKDF or integrity
+ extensions). Some minor attributes can be lost in conversion.
+
+Other changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Explicit KDF iterations count setting
+
+ With new PBKDF interface, there is also the possibility to setup PBKDF costs
+ directly, avoiding benchmarks. This can be useful if device is formatted to be
+ primarily used on a different system.
+
+ The option --pbkdf-force-iterations is available for both LUKS1 and LUKS2
+ format. Using this option can cause device to have either very low or very
+ high PBKDF costs.
+ In the first case it means bad protection to dictionary attacks, in the second
+ case, it can mean extremely high unlocking time or memory requirements.
+ Use only if you are sure what you are doing!
+
+ Not that this setting also affects iteration count for the key digest.
+ For LUKS1 iteration count for digest will be approximately 1/8 of requested
+ value, for LUKS2 and "pbkdf2" digest minimal PBKDF2 iteration count (1000)
+ will be used. You cannot set lower iteration count than the internal minimum
+ (1000 for PBKDF2).
+
+ To format LUKS1 device with forced iteration count (and no benchmarking), use
+ $ cryptsetup luksFormat <device> --pbkdf-force-iterations 22222
+
+ For LUKS2 it is always better to specify full settings (do not rely on default
+ cost values).
+ For example, we can set to use Argon2id with iteration cost 5, memory 128000
+ and parallel set 1:
+ $ cryptsetup luksFormat --type luks2 <device> \
+ --pbkdf argon2id --pbkdf-force-iterations 5 --pbkdf-memory 128000 --pbkdf-parallel 1
+
+* VeraCrypt PIM
+
+ Cryptsetup can now also open VeraCrypt device that uses Personal Iteration
+ Multiplier (PIM). PIM is an integer value that user must remember additionally
+ to passphrase and influences PBKDF2 iteration count (without it VeraCrypt uses
+ a fixed number of iterations).
+
+ To open VeraCrypt device with PIM settings, use --veracrypt-pim (to specify
+ PIM on the command line) or --veracrypt-query-pim to query PIM interactively.
+
+* Support for plain64be IV
+
+ The plain64be is big-endian variant of plain64 Initialization Vector. It is
+ used in some images of hardware-based disk encryption systems. Supporting this
+ variant allows using dm-crypt to map such images through cryptsetup.
+
+* Deferral removal
+
+ Cryptsetup now can mark device for deferred removal by using a new option
+ --deferred. This means that close command will not fail if the device is still
+ in use, but will instruct the kernel to remove the device automatically after
+ use count drops to zero (for example, once the filesystem is unmounted).
+
+* A lot of updates to man pages and many minor changes that would make this
+ release notes too long ;-)
+
+Libcryptsetup API changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These API functions were removed, libcryptsetup no longer handles password
+retries from terminal (application should handle terminal operations itself):
+ crypt_set_password_callback;
+ crypt_set_timeout;
+ crypt_set_password_retry;
+ crypt_set_password_verify;
+
+This call is removed (no need to keep typo backward compatibility,
+the proper function is crypt_set_iteration_time :-)
+ crypt_set_iterarion_time;
+
+These calls were removed because are not safe, use per-context
+error callbacks instead:
+ crypt_last_error;
+ crypt_get_error;
+
+The PBKDF benchmark was replaced by a new function that uses new KDF structure
+ crypt_benchmark_kdf; (removed)
+ crypt_benchmark_pbkdf; (new API call)
+
+These new calls are now exported, for details see libcryptsetup.h:
+ crypt_keyslot_add_by_key;
+ crypt_keyslot_set_priority;
+ crypt_keyslot_get_priority;
+
+ crypt_token_json_get;
+ crypt_token_json_set;
+ crypt_token_status;
+ crypt_token_luks2_keyring_get;
+ crypt_token_luks2_keyring_set;
+ crypt_token_assign_keyslot;
+ crypt_token_unassign_keyslot;
+ crypt_token_register;
+
+ crypt_activate_by_token;
+ crypt_activate_by_keyring;
+ crypt_deactivate_by_name;
+
+ crypt_metadata_locking;
+ crypt_volume_key_keyring;
+ crypt_get_integrity_info;
+ crypt_get_sector_size;
+ crypt_persistent_flags_set;
+ crypt_persistent_flags_get;
+ crypt_set_pbkdf_type;
+ crypt_get_pbkdf_type;
+
+ crypt_convert;
+ crypt_keyfile_read;
+ crypt_wipe;
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* There will be better documentation and examples.
+
+* There will be some more formal definition of the threat model for integrity
+ protection. (And a link to some papers discussing integrity protection,
+ once it is, hopefully, accepted and published.)
+
+* Offline re-encrypt tool LUKS2 support is currently limited.
+ There will be online LUKS2 re-encryption tool in future.
+
+* Authenticated encryption will use new algorithms from CAESAR competition
+ (https://competitions.cr.yp.to/caesar.html) once these algorithms are available
+ in kernel (more on this later).
+ NOTE: Currently available authenticated modes (GCM, Chacha20-poly1305)
+ in kernel have too small 96-bit nonces that are problematic with
+ randomly generated IVs (the collison probability is not negligible).
+ For the GCM, nonce collision is a fatal problem.
+
+* Authenticated encryption do not set encryption for dm-integrity journal.
+
+ While it does not influence data confidentiality or integrity protection,
+ an attacker can get some more information from data journal or cause that
+ system will corrupt sectors after journal replay. (That corruption will be
+ detected though.)
+
+* Some utilities (blkid, systemd-cryptsetup) have already support for LUKS
+ but not yet in released version (support in crypttab etc).
+
+* There are some examples of user-defined tokens inside misc/luks2_keyslot_example
+ directory (like a simple external program that uses libssh to unlock LUKS2
+ using remote keyfile).
+
+* The python binding (pycryptsetup) contains only basic functionality for LUKS1
+ (it is not updated for new features) and will be deprecated soon in favor
+ of python bindings to libblockdev library (that can already handle LUKS1 devices).
diff --git a/docs/v2.0.1-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.0.1-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cc13b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v2.0.1-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 2.0.1 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable and bug-fix release with experimental features.
+
+This version introduces a new on-disk LUKS2 format.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported
+forever as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+Please note that authenticated disk encryption, non-cryptographic
+data integrity protection (dm-integrity), use of Argon2 Password-Based
+Key Derivation Function and the LUKS2 on-disk format itself are new
+features and can contain some bugs.
+
+To provide all security features of authenticated encryption we need
+a better nonce-reuse resistant algorithm in the kernel (see note below).
+For now, please use authenticated encryption as an experimental feature.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or in
+production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.0
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* To store volume key into kernel keyring, kernel 4.15 with dm-crypt 1.18.1
+ is required. If a volume key is stored in keyring (LUKS2 only),
+ the dm-crypt v1.15.0 through v1.18.0 contains a serious bug that may cause
+ data corruption for ciphers with ESSIV.
+ (The key for ESSIV is zeroed because of code misplacement.)
+ This bug is not present for LUKS1 or any other IVs used in LUKS modes.
+ This change is not visible to the user (except dmsetup output).
+
+* Increase maximum allowed PBKDF memory-cost limit to 4 GiB.
+ The Argon2 PBKDF uses 1GiB by default; this is also limited by the amount
+ of physical memory available (maximum is half of the physical memory).
+
+* Use /run/cryptsetup as default for cryptsetup locking dir.
+ There were problems with sharing /run/lock with lockdev, and in the early
+ boot, the directory was missing.
+ The directory can be changed with --with-luks2-lock-path and
+ --with-luks2-lock-dir-perms configure switches.
+
+* Introduce new 64-bit byte-offset *keyfile_device_offset functions.
+
+ The keyfile interface was designed, well, for keyfiles. Unfortunately,
+ there are user cases where a keyfile can be placed on a device, and
+ size_t offset can overflow on 32-bit systems.
+
+ New set of functions that allow 64-bit offsets even on 32bit systems
+ are now available:
+
+ - crypt_resume_by_keyfile_device_offset
+ - crypt_keyslot_add_by_keyfile_device_offset
+ - crypt_activate_by_keyfile_device_offset
+ - crypt_keyfile_device_read
+
+ The new functions have added the _device_ in name.
+ Old functions are just internal wrappers around these.
+
+ Also cryptsetup --keyfile-offset and --new-keyfile-offset now allows
+ 64-bit offsets as parameters.
+
+* Add error hint for wrongly formatted cipher strings in LUKS1 and
+ properly fail in luksFormat if cipher format is missing required IV.
+ For now, crypto API quietly used cipher without IV if a cipher
+ algorithm without IV specification was used (e.g., aes-xts).
+ This caused fail later during activation.
+
+* Configure check for a recent Argon2 lib to support mandatory Argon2id.
+
+* Fix for the cryptsetup-reencrypt static build if pwquality is enabled.
+
+* Update LUKS1 standard doc (https links in the bibliography).
+
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* There will be better documentation and examples.
+
+* There will be some more formal definition of the threat model for integrity
+ protection. (And a link to some papers discussing integrity protection,
+ once it is, hopefully, accepted and published.)
+
+* Offline re-encrypt tool LUKS2 support is currently limited.
+ There will be online LUKS2 re-encryption tool in future.
+
+* Authenticated encryption will use new algorithms from CAESAR competition
+ (https://competitions.cr.yp.to/caesar.html) once these algorithms are
+ available in the kernel (more on this later).
+ NOTE: Currently available authenticated modes (GCM, Chacha20-poly1305)
+ in the kernel have too small 96-bit nonces that are problematic with
+ randomly generated IVs (the collision probability is not negligible).
+ For the GCM, nonce collision is a fatal problem.
+
+* Authenticated encryption do not set encryption for a dm-integrity journal.
+
+ While it does not influence data confidentiality or integrity protection,
+ an attacker can get some more information from data journal or cause that
+ system will corrupt sectors after journal replay. (That corruption will be
+ detected though.)
+
+* There are examples of user-defined tokens inside misc/luks2_keyslot_example
+ directory (like a simple external program that uses libssh to unlock LUKS2
+ using remote keyfile).
+
+* The python binding (pycryptsetup) contains only basic functionality for LUKS1
+ (it is not updated for new features) and will be deprecated soon in favor
+ of python bindings to the libblockdev library (that can already handle LUKS1
+ devices).
diff --git a/docs/v2.0.2-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.0.2-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85a248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v2.0.2-ReleaseNotes
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Cryptsetup 2.0.2 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable and bug-fix release with experimental features.
+
+Cryptsetup 2.x version introduces a new on-disk LUKS2 format.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported
+forever as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+Please note that authenticated disk encryption, non-cryptographic
+data integrity protection (dm-integrity), use of Argon2 Password-Based
+Key Derivation Function and the LUKS2 on-disk format itself are new
+features and can contain some bugs.
+
+To provide all security features of authenticated encryption, we need
+a better nonce-reuse resistant algorithm in the kernel (see note below).
+For now, please use authenticated encryption as an experimental feature.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or in
+production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Fix a regression in early detection of inactive keyslot for luksKillSlot.
+ It tried to ask for passphrase even for already erased keyslot.
+
+* Fix a regression in loopaesOpen processing for keyfile on standard input.
+ Use of "-" argument was not working properly.
+
+* Add LUKS2 specific options for cryptsetup-reencrypt.
+ Tokens and persistent flags are now transferred during reencryption;
+ change of PBKDF keyslot parameters is now supported and allows
+ to set precalculated values (no benchmarks).
+
+* Do not allow LUKS2 --persistent and --test-passphrase cryptsetup flags
+ combination. Persistent flags are now stored only if the device was
+ successfully activated with the specified flags.
+
+* Fix integritysetup format after recent Linux kernel changes that
+ requires to setup key for HMAC in all cases.
+ Previously integritysetup allowed HMAC with zero key that behaves
+ like a plain hash.
+
+* Fix VeraCrypt PIM handling that modified internal iteration counts
+ even for subsequent activations. The PIM count is no longer printed
+ in debug log as it is sensitive information.
+ Also, the code now skips legacy TrueCrypt algorithms if a PIM
+ is specified (they cannot be used with PIM anyway).
+
+* PBKDF values cannot be set (even with force parameters) below
+ hardcoded minimums. For PBKDF2 is it 1000 iterations, for Argon2
+ it is 4 iterations and 32 KiB of memory cost.
+
+* Introduce new crypt_token_is_assigned() API function for reporting
+ the binding between token and keyslots.
+
+* Allow crypt_token_json_set() API function to create internal token types.
+ Do not allow unknown fields in internal token objects.
+
+* Print message in cryptsetup that about was aborted if a user did not
+ answer YES in a query.
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* There will be better documentation and examples.
+
+* There will be some more formal definition of the threat model for integrity
+ protection. (And a link to some papers discussing integrity protection,
+ once it is, hopefully, accepted and published.)
+
+* Authenticated encryption will use new algorithms from CAESAR competition
+ https://competitions.cr.yp.to/caesar-submissions.html.
+ We plan to use AEGIS and MORUS, as CAESAR finalists.
+
+ NOTE: Currently available authenticated modes (GCM, Chacha20-poly1305)
+ in the kernel have too small 96-bit nonces that are problematic with
+ randomly generated IVs (the collision probability is not negligible).
+
+* Authenticated encryption do not set encryption for a dm-integrity journal.
+
+ While it does not influence data confidentiality or integrity protection,
+ an attacker can get some more information from data journal or cause that
+ system will corrupt sectors after journal replay. (That corruption will be
+ detected though.)
+
+* There are examples of user-defined tokens inside misc/luks2_keyslot_example
+ directory (like a simple external program that uses libssh to unlock LUKS2
+ using remote keyfile).
+
+* The python binding (pycryptsetup) contains only basic functionality for LUKS1
+ (it is not updated for new features) and will be deprecated in version 2.1
+ in favor of python bindings to the libblockdev library.
diff --git a/docs/v2.0.3-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.0.3-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..030a1b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v2.0.3-ReleaseNotes
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+Cryptsetup 2.0.3 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable bug-fix release with new features.
+
+Cryptsetup 2.x version introduces a new on-disk LUKS2 format.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported
+forever as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+Please note that authenticated disk encryption, non-cryptographic
+data integrity protection (dm-integrity), use of Argon2 Password-Based
+Key Derivation Function and the LUKS2 on-disk format itself are new
+features and can contain some bugs.
+
+To provide all security features of authenticated encryption, we need
+a better nonce-reuse resistant algorithm in the kernel (see note below).
+For now, please use authenticated encryption as an experimental feature.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or in
+production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.2
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Expose interface to unbound LUKS2 keyslots.
+ Unbound LUKS2 keyslot allows storing a key material that is independent
+ of master volume key (it is not bound to encrypted data segment).
+
+* New API extensions for unbound keyslots (LUKS2 only)
+ crypt_keyslot_get_key_size() and crypt_volume_key_get()
+ These functions allow to get key and key size for unbound keyslots.
+
+* New enum value CRYPT_SLOT_UNBOUND for keyslot status (LUKS2 only).
+
+* Add --unbound keyslot option to the cryptsetup luksAddKey command.
+
+* Add crypt_get_active_integrity_failures() call to get integrity
+ failure count for dm-integrity devices.
+
+* Add crypt_get_pbkdf_default() function to get per-type PBKDF default
+ setting.
+
+* Add new flag to crypt_keyslot_add_by_key() to force update device
+ volume key. This call is mainly intended for a wrapped key change.
+
+* Allow volume key store in a file with cryptsetup.
+ The --dump-master-key together with --master-key-file allows cryptsetup
+ to store the binary volume key to a file instead of standard output.
+
+* Add support detached header for cryptsetup-reencrypt command.
+
+* Fix VeraCrypt PIM handling - use proper iterations count formula
+ for PBKDF2-SHA512 and PBKDF2-Whirlpool used in system volumes.
+
+* Fix cryptsetup tcryptDump for VeraCrypt PIM (support --veracrypt-pim).
+
+* Add --with-default-luks-format configure time option.
+ (Option to override default LUKS format version.)
+
+* Fix LUKS version conversion for detached (and trimmed) LUKS headers.
+
+* Add luksConvertKey cryptsetup command that converts specific keyslot
+ from one PBKDF to another.
+
+* Do not allow conversion to LUKS2 if LUKSMETA (external tool metadata)
+ header is detected.
+
+* More cleanup and hardening of LUKS2 keyslot specific validation options.
+ Add more checks for cipher validity before writing metadata on-disk.
+
+* Do not allow LUKS1 version downconversion if the header contains tokens.
+
+* Add "paes" family ciphers (AES wrapped key scheme for mainframes)
+ to allowed ciphers.
+ Specific wrapped ley configuration logic must be done by 3rd party tool,
+ LUKS2 stores only keyslot material and allow activation of the device.
+
+* Add support for --check-at-most-once option (kernel 4.17) to veritysetup.
+ This flag can be dangerous; if you can control underlying device
+ (you can change its content after it was verified) it will no longer
+ prevent reading tampered data and also it does not prevent silent
+ data corruptions that appear after the block was once read.
+
+* Fix return code (EPERM instead of EINVAL) and retry count for bad
+ passphrase on non-tty input.
+
+* Enable support for FEC decoding in veritysetup to check dm-verity devices
+ with additional Reed-Solomon code in userspace (verify command).
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* There will be better documentation and examples (planned for 2.0.4).
+
+* There will be some more formal definition of the threat model for integrity
+ protection. (And a link to some papers discussing integrity protection,
+ once it is, hopefully, accepted and published.)
+
+* Authenticated encryption will use new algorithms from CAESAR competition
+ https://competitions.cr.yp.to/caesar-submissions.html.
+ We plan to use AEGIS and MORUS, as CAESAR finalists.
+
+ NOTE: Currently available authenticated modes (GCM, Chacha20-poly1305)
+ in the kernel have too small 96-bit nonces that are problematic with
+ randomly generated IVs (the collision probability is not negligible).
+
+* Authenticated encryption do not set encryption for a dm-integrity journal.
+
+ While it does not influence data confidentiality or integrity protection,
+ an attacker can get some more information from data journal or cause that
+ system will corrupt sectors after journal replay. (That corruption will be
+ detected though.)
+
+* There are examples of user-defined tokens inside misc/luks2_keyslot_example
+ directory (like a simple external program that uses libssh to unlock LUKS2
+ using remote keyfile).
+
+* The python binding (pycryptsetup) contains only basic functionality for LUKS1
+ (it is not updated for new features) and will be REMOVED in version 2.1
+ in favor of python bindings to the libblockdev library.
+ See https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev/releases/tag/2.17-1 that
+ already supports LUKS2 and VeraCrypt devices handling through libcryptsetup.
diff --git a/docs/v2.0.4-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.0.4-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v2.0.4-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 2.0.4 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable bug-fix release with new features.
+
+Cryptsetup 2.x version introduces a new on-disk LUKS2 format.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported
+forever as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+Please note that authenticated disk encryption, non-cryptographic
+data integrity protection (dm-integrity), use of Argon2 Password-Based
+Key Derivation Function and the LUKS2 on-disk format itself are new
+features and can contain some bugs.
+
+To provide all security features of authenticated encryption, we need
+a better nonce-reuse resistant algorithm in the kernel (see note below).
+For now, please use authenticated encryption as an experimental feature.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or in
+production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.3
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Use the libblkid (blockid) library to detect foreign signatures
+ on a device before LUKS format and LUKS2 auto-recovery.
+
+ This change fixes an unexpected recovery using the secondary
+ LUKS2 header after a device was already overwritten with
+ another format (filesystem or LVM physical volume).
+
+ LUKS2 will not recreate a primary header if it detects a valid
+ foreign signature. In this situation, a user must always
+ use cryptsetup repair command for the recovery.
+
+ Note that libcryptsetup and utilities are now linked to libblkid
+ as a new dependence.
+
+ To compile code without blockid support (strongly discouraged),
+ use --disable-blkid configure switch.
+
+* Add prompt for format and repair actions in cryptsetup and
+ integritysetup if foreign signatures are detected on the device
+ through the blockid library.
+
+ After the confirmation, all known signatures are then wiped as
+ part of the format or repair procedure.
+
+* Print consistent verbose message about keyslot and token numbers.
+ For keyslot actions: Key slot <number> unlocked/created/removed.
+ For token actions: Token <number> created/removed.
+
+* Print error, if a non-existent token is tried to be removed.
+
+* Add support for LUKS2 token definition export and import.
+
+ The token command now can export/import customized token JSON file
+ directly from command line. See the man page for more details.
+
+* Add support for new dm-integrity superblock version 2.
+
+* Add an error message when nothing was read from a key file.
+
+* Update cryptsetup man pages, including --type option usage.
+
+* Add a snapshot of LUKS2 format specification to documentation
+ and accordingly fix supported secondary header offsets.
+
+* Add bundled optimized Argon2 SSE (X86_64 platform) code.
+
+ If the bundled Argon2 code is used and the new configure switch
+ --enable-internal-sse-argon2 option is present, and compiler flags
+ support required optimization, the code will try to use optimized
+ and faster variant.
+
+ Always use the shared library (--enable-libargon2) if possible.
+
+ This option was added because an enterprise distribution
+ rejected to support the shared Argon2 library and native support
+ in generic cryptographic libraries is not ready yet.
+
+* Fix compilation with crypto backend for LibreSSL >= 2.7.0.
+ LibreSSL introduced OpenSSL 1.1.x API functions, so compatibility
+ wrapper must be commented out.
+
+* Fix on-disk header size calculation for LUKS2 format if a specific
+ data alignment is requested. Until now, the code used default size
+ that could be wrong for converted devices.
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Authenticated encryption will use new algorithms from CAESAR competition
+ https://competitions.cr.yp.to/caesar-submissions.html.
+ We plan to use AEGIS and MORUS (in kernel 4.18), as CAESAR finalists.
+
+ NOTE: Currently available authenticated modes (GCM, Chacha20-poly1305)
+ in the kernel have too small 96-bit nonces that are problematic with
+ randomly generated IVs (the collision probability is not negligible).
+
+ For more info about LUKS2 authenticated encryption, please see our paper
+ https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.00309
+
+* Authenticated encryption do not set encryption for a dm-integrity journal.
+
+ While it does not influence data confidentiality or integrity protection,
+ an attacker can get some more information from data journal or cause that
+ system will corrupt sectors after journal replay. (That corruption will be
+ detected though.)
+
+* There are examples of user-defined tokens inside misc/luks2_keyslot_example
+ directory (like a simple external program that uses libssh to unlock LUKS2
+ using remote keyfile).
+
+* The python binding (pycryptsetup) contains only basic functionality for LUKS1
+ (it is not updated for new features) and will be REMOVED in version 2.1
+ in favor of python bindings to the libblockdev library.
+ See https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev/releases that
+ already supports LUKS2 and VeraCrypt devices handling through libcryptsetup.
+
diff --git a/docs/v2.0.5-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.0.5-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/v2.0.5-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 2.0.5 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable bug-fix release with new features.
+
+Cryptsetup 2.x version introduces a new on-disk LUKS2 format.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported
+forever as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+Please note that authenticated disk encryption, non-cryptographic
+data integrity protection (dm-integrity), use of Argon2 Password-Based
+Key Derivation Function and the LUKS2 on-disk format itself are new
+features and can contain some bugs.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or in
+production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.4
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Wipe full header areas (including unused) during LUKS format.
+
+ Since this version, the whole area up to the data offset is zeroed,
+ and subsequently, all keyslots areas are wiped with random data.
+ This ensures that no remaining old data remains in the LUKS header
+ areas, but it could slow down format operation on some devices.
+ Previously only first 4k (or 32k for LUKS2) and the used keyslot
+ was overwritten in the format operation.
+
+* Several fixes to error messages that were unintentionally replaced
+ in previous versions with a silent exit code.
+ More descriptive error messages were added, including error
+ messages if
+ - a device is unusable (not a block device, no access, etc.),
+ - a LUKS device is not detected,
+ - LUKS header load code detects unsupported version,
+ - a keyslot decryption fails (also happens in the cipher check),
+ - converting an inactive keyslot.
+
+* Device activation fails if data area overlaps with LUKS header.
+
+* Code now uses explicit_bzero to wipe memory if available
+ (instead of own implementation).
+
+* Additional VeraCrypt modes are now supported, including Camellia
+ and Kuznyechik symmetric ciphers (and cipher chains) and Streebog
+ hash function. These were introduced in a recent VeraCrypt upstream.
+
+ Note that Kuznyechik requires out-of-tree kernel module and
+ Streebog hash function is available only with the gcrypt cryptographic
+ backend for now.
+
+* Fixes static build for integritysetup if the pwquality library is used.
+
+* Allows passphrase change for unbound keyslots.
+
+* Fixes removed keyslot number in verbose message for luksKillSlot,
+ luksRemoveKey and erase command.
+
+* Adds blkid scan when attempting to open a plain device and warn the user
+ about existing device signatures in a ciphertext device.
+
+* Remove LUKS header signature if luksFormat fails to add the first keyslot.
+
+* Remove O_SYNC from device open and use fsync() to speed up
+ wipe operation considerably.
+
+* Create --master-key-file in luksDump and fail if the file already exists.
+
+* Fixes a bug when LUKS2 authenticated encryption with a detached header
+ wiped the header device instead of dm-integrity data device area (causing
+ unnecessary LUKS2 header auto recovery).
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Authenticated encryption should use new algorithms from CAESAR competition
+ https://competitions.cr.yp.to/caesar-submissions.html.
+ AEGIS and MORUS are already available in kernel 4.18.
+
+ For more info about LUKS2 authenticated encryption, please see our paper
+ https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.00309
+
+ Please note that authenticated encryption is still an experimental feature
+ and can have performance problems for hish-speed devices and device
+ with larger IO blocks (like RAID).
+
+* Authenticated encryption do not set encryption for a dm-integrity journal.
+
+ While it does not influence data confidentiality or integrity protection,
+ an attacker can get some more information from data journal or cause that
+ system will corrupt sectors after journal replay. (That corruption will be
+ detected though.)
+
+* There are examples of user-defined tokens inside misc/luks2_keyslot_example
+ directory (like a simple external program that uses libssh to unlock LUKS2
+ using remote keyfile).
+
+* The python binding (pycryptsetup) contains only basic functionality for LUKS1
+ (it is not updated for new features) and will be REMOVED in version 2.1
+ in favor of python bindings to the libblockdev library.
+ See https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev/releases that
+ already supports LUKS2 and VeraCrypt devices handling through libcryptsetup.
diff --git a/docs/v2.0.6-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.0.6-ReleaseNotes
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+Cryptsetup 2.0.6 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable bug-fix release.
+All users of cryptsetup 2.0.x should upgrade to this version.
+
+Cryptsetup 2.x version introduces a new on-disk LUKS2 format.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported
+forever as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+Please note that authenticated disk encryption, non-cryptographic
+data integrity protection (dm-integrity), use of Argon2 Password-Based
+Key Derivation Function and the LUKS2 on-disk format itself are new
+features and can contain some bugs.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or in
+production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.5
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Fix support of larger metadata areas in LUKS2 header.
+
+ This release properly supports all specified metadata areas, as documented
+ in LUKS2 format description (see docs/on-disk-format-luks2.pdf in archive).
+
+ Currently, only default metadata area size is used (in format or convert).
+ Later cryptsetup versions will allow increasing this metadata area size.
+
+* If AEAD (authenticated encryption) is used, cryptsetup now tries to check
+ if the requested AEAD algorithm with specified key size is available
+ in kernel crypto API.
+ This change avoids formatting a device that cannot be later activated.
+
+ For this function, the kernel must be compiled with the
+ CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD option enabled.
+ Note that kernel user crypto API options (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API and
+ CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER) are already mandatory for LUKS2.
+
+* Fix setting of integrity no-journal flag.
+ Now you can store this flag to metadata using --persistent option.
+
+* Fix cryptsetup-reencrypt to not keep temporary reencryption headers
+ if interrupted during initial password prompt.
+
+* Adds early check to plain and LUKS2 formats to disallow device format
+ if device size is not aligned to requested sector size.
+ Previously it was possible, and the device was rejected to activate by
+ kernel later.
+
+* Fix checking of hash algorithms availability for PBKDF early.
+ Previously LUKS2 format allowed non-existent hash algorithm with
+ invalid keyslot preventing the device from activation.
+
+* Allow Adiantum cipher construction (a non-authenticated length-preserving
+ fast encryption scheme), so it can be used both for data encryption and
+ keyslot encryption in LUKS1/2 devices.
+
+ For benchmark, use:
+ # cryptsetup benchmark -c xchacha12,aes-adiantum
+ # cryptsetup benchmark -c xchacha20,aes-adiantum
+
+ For LUKS format:
+ # cryptsetup luksFormat -c xchacha20,aes-adiantum-plain64 -s 256 <device>
+
+ The support for Adiantum will be merged in Linux kernel 4.21.
+ For more info see the paper https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/720.
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Authenticated encryption should use new algorithms from CAESAR competition
+ https://competitions.cr.yp.to/caesar-submissions.html.
+ AEGIS and MORUS are already available in kernel 4.18.
+
+ For more info about LUKS2 authenticated encryption, please see our paper
+ https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.00309
+
+ Please note that authenticated encryption is still an experimental feature
+ and can have performance problems for high-speed devices and device
+ with larger IO blocks (like RAID).
+
+* Authenticated encryption do not set encryption for a dm-integrity journal.
+
+ While it does not influence data confidentiality or integrity protection,
+ an attacker can get some more information from data journal or cause that
+ system will corrupt sectors after journal replay. (That corruption will be
+ detected though.)
+
+* There are examples of user-defined tokens inside misc/luks2_keyslot_example
+ directory (like a simple external program that uses libssh to unlock LUKS2
+ using remote keyfile).
+
+* The python binding (pycryptsetup) contains only basic functionality for LUKS1
+ (it is not updated for new features) and will be REMOVED in version 2.1
+ in favor of python bindings to the libblockdev library.
+ See https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev/releases that
+ already supports LUKS2 and VeraCrypt devices handling through libcryptsetup.
diff --git a/docs/v2.1.0-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.1.0-ReleaseNotes
new file mode 100644
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+Cryptsetup 2.1.0 Release Notes
+==============================
+Stable release with new features and bug fixes.
+
+Cryptsetup 2.1 version uses a new on-disk LUKS2 format as the default
+LUKS format and increases default LUKS2 header size.
+
+The legacy LUKS (referenced as LUKS1) will be fully supported forever
+as well as a traditional and fully backward compatible format.
+
+When upgrading a stable distribution, please use configure option
+--with-default-luks-format=LUKS1 to maintain backward compatibility.
+
+This release also switches to OpenSSL as a default cryptographic
+backend for LUKS header processing. Use --with-crypto_backend=gcrypt
+configure option if you need to preserve legacy libgcrypt backend.
+
+Please do not use LUKS2 without properly configured backup or
+in production systems that need to be compatible with older systems.
+
+Changes since version 2.0.6
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* The default for cryptsetup LUKS format action is now LUKS2.
+ You can use LUKS1 with cryptsetup option --type luks1.
+
+* The default size of the LUKS2 header is increased to 16 MB.
+ It includes metadata and the area used for binary keyslots;
+ it means that LUKS header backup is now 16MB in size.
+
+ Note, that used keyslot area is much smaller, but this increase
+ of reserved space allows implementation of later extensions
+ (like online reencryption).
+ It is fully compatible with older cryptsetup 2.0.x versions.
+ If you require to create LUKS2 header with the same size as
+ in the 2.0.x version, use --offset 8192 option for luksFormat
+ (units are in 512-bytes sectors; see notes below).
+
+* Cryptsetup now doubles LUKS default key size if XTS mode is used
+ (XTS mode uses two internal keys). This does not apply if key size
+ is explicitly specified on the command line and it does not apply
+ for the plain mode.
+ This fixes a confusion with AES and 256bit key in XTS mode where
+ code used AES128 and not AES256 as often expected.
+
+ Also, the default keyslot encryption algorithm (if cannot be derived
+ from data encryption algorithm) is now available as configure
+ options --with-luks2-keyslot-cipher and --with-luks2-keyslot-keybits.
+ The default is aes-xts-plain64 with 2 * 256-bits key.
+
+* Default cryptographic backend used for LUKS header processing is now
+ OpenSSL. For years, OpenSSL provided better performance for PBKDF.
+
+ NOTE: Cryptsetup/libcryptsetup supports several cryptographic
+ library backends. The fully supported are libgcrypt, OpenSSL and
+ kernel crypto API. FIPS mode extensions are maintained only for
+ libgcrypt and OpenSSL. Nettle and NSS are usable only for some
+ subset of algorithms and cannot provide full backward compatibility.
+ You can always switch to other backends by using a configure switch,
+ for libgcrypt (compatibility for older distributions) use:
+ --with-crypto_backend=gcrypt
+
+* The Python bindings are no longer supported and the code was removed
+ from cryptsetup distribution. Please use the libblockdev project
+ that already covers most of the libcryptsetup functionality
+ including LUKS2.
+
+* Cryptsetup now allows using --offset option also for luksFormat.
+ It means that the specified offset value is used for data offset.
+ LUKS2 header areas are automatically adjusted according to this value.
+ (Note units are in 512-byte sectors due to the previous definition
+ of this option in plain mode.)
+ This option can replace --align-payload with absolute alignment value.
+
+* Cryptsetup now supports new refresh action (that is the alias for
+ "open --refresh").
+ It allows changes of parameters for an active device (like root
+ device mapping), for example, it can enable or disable TRIM support
+ on-the-fly.
+ It is supported for LUKS1, LUKS2, plain and loop-AES devices.
+
+* Integritysetup now supports mode with detached data device through
+ new --data-device option.
+ Since kernel 4.18 there is a possibility to specify external data
+ device for dm-integrity that stores all integrity tags.
+
+* Integritysetup now supports automatic integrity recalculation
+ through new --integrity-recalculate option.
+ Linux kernel since version 4.18 supports automatic background
+ recalculation of integrity tags for dm-integrity.
+
+Other changes and fixes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* Fix for crypt_wipe call to allocate space if the header is backed
+ by a file. This means that if you use detached header file, it will
+ now have always the full size after luksFormat, even if only
+ a few keyslots are used.
+
+* Fixes to offline cryptsetup-reencrypt to preserve LUKS2 keyslots
+ area sizes after reencryption and fixes for some other issues when
+ creating temporary reencryption headers.
+
+* Added some FIPS mode workarounds. We cannot (yet) use Argon2 in
+ FIPS mode, libcryptsetup now fallbacks to use PBKDF2 in FIPS mode.
+
+* Rejects conversion to LUKS1 if PBKDF2 hash algorithms
+ in keyslots differ.
+
+* The hash setting on command line now applies also to LUKS2 PBKDF2
+ digest. In previous versions, the LUKS2 key digest used PBKDF2-SHA256
+ (except for converted headers).
+
+* Allow LUKS2 keyslots area to increase if data offset allows it.
+ Cryptsetup can fine-tune LUKS2 metadata area sizes through
+ --luks2-metadata-size=BYTES and --luks2-keyslots-size=BYTES.
+ Please DO NOT use these low-level options until you need it for
+ some very specific additional feature.
+ Also, the code now prints these LUKS2 header area sizes in dump
+ command.
+
+* For LUKS2, keyslot can use different encryption that data with
+ new options --keyslot-key-size=BITS and --keyslot-cipher=STRING
+ in all commands that create new LUKS keyslot.
+ Please DO NOT use these low-level options until you need it for
+ some very specific additional feature.
+
+* Code now avoids data flush when reading device status through
+ device-mapper.
+
+* The Nettle crypto backend and the userspace kernel crypto API
+ backend were enhanced to allow more available hash functions
+ (like SHA3 variants).
+
+* Upstream code now does not require libgcrypt-devel
+ for autoconfigure, because OpenSSL is the default.
+ The libgcrypt does not use standard pkgconfig detection and
+ requires specific macro (part of libgcrypt development files)
+ to be always present during autoconfigure.
+ With other crypto backends, like OpenSSL, this makes no sense,
+ so this part of autoconfigure is now optional.
+
+* Cryptsetup now understands new --debug-json option that allows
+ an additional dump of some JSON information. These are no longer
+ present in standard debug output because it could contain some
+ specific LUKS header parameters.
+
+* The luksDump contains the hash algorithm used in Anti-Forensic
+ function.
+
+* All debug messages are now sent through configured log callback
+ functions, so an application can easily use own debug messages
+ handling. In previous versions debug messages were printed directly
+ to standard output.)
+
+Libcryptsetup API additions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These new calls are now exported, for details see libcryptsetup.h:
+
+ * crypt_init_data_device
+ * crypt_get_metadata_device_name
+ functions to init devices with separate metadata and data device
+ before a format function is called.
+
+ * crypt_set_data_offset
+ sets the data offset for LUKS to the specified value
+ in 512-byte sectors.
+ It should replace alignment calculation in LUKS param structures.
+
+ * crypt_get_metadata_size
+ * crypt_set_metadata_size
+ allows to set/get area sizes in LUKS header
+ (according to specification).
+
+ * crypt_get_default_type
+ get default compiled-in LUKS type (version).
+
+ * crypt_get_pbkdf_type_params
+ allows to get compiled-in PBKDF parameters.
+
+ * crypt_keyslot_set_encryption
+ * crypt_keyslot_get_encryption
+ allows to set/get per-keyslot encryption algorithm for LUKS2.
+
+ * crypt_keyslot_get_pbkdf
+ allows to get PBKDF parameters per-keyslot.
+
+ and these new defines:
+ * CRYPT_LOG_DEBUG_JSON (message type for JSON debug)
+ * CRYPT_DEBUG_JSON (log level for JSON debug)
+ * CRYPT_ACTIVATE_RECALCULATE (dm-integrity recalculate flag)
+ * CRYPT_ACTIVATE_REFRESH (new open with refresh flag)
+
+All existing API calls should remain backward compatible.
+
+Unfinished things & TODO for next releases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Optional authenticated encryption is still an experimental feature
+ and can have performance problems for high-speed devices and device
+ with larger IO blocks (like RAID).
+
+* Authenticated encryption does not use encryption for a dm-integrity
+ journal. While it does not influence data confidentiality or
+ integrity protection, an attacker can get some more information
+ from data journal or cause that system will corrupt sectors after
+ journal replay. (That corruption will be detected though.)
+
+* The LUKS2 metadata area increase is mainly needed for the new online
+ reencryption as the major feature for the next release.