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diff --git a/man/cryptsetup-open.8.adoc b/man/cryptsetup-open.8.adoc index 5e8e7a6..73a5dc5 100644 --- a/man/cryptsetup-open.8.adoc +++ b/man/cryptsetup-open.8.adoc @@ -35,18 +35,22 @@ is inverted for historical reasons, all other aliases use the standard *<device> <name>* order. === PLAIN -*open --type plain <device> <name>* + +*open --type plain <device> <name>* --cipher <spec> --key-size <bits> --hash <alg> + plainOpen <device> <name> (*old syntax*) + create <name> <device> (*OBSOLETE syntax*) Opens (creates a mapping with) <name> backed by device <device>. +*WARNING:* You should always specify options *--cipher*, *--key-size* and +(if no keyfile is used) then also *--hash* to avoid incompatibility as +default values can be different in older cryptsetup versions. + + *<options>* can be [--hash, --cipher, --verify-passphrase, --sector-size, --key-file, --keyfile-size, --keyfile-offset, --key-size, --offset, --skip, --device-size, --size, --readonly, --shared, --allow-discards, --refresh, --timeout, --verify-passphrase, --iv-large-sectors]. -Example: 'cryptsetup open --type plain /dev/sda10 e1' maps the raw +Example: 'cryptsetup open --type plain --cipher aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 --key-size 256 --hash sha256 /dev/sda10 e1' maps the raw encrypted device /dev/sda10 to the mapped (decrypted) device /dev/mapper/e1, which can then be mounted, fsck-ed or have a filesystem created on it. @@ -74,7 +78,8 @@ matching PIN protected token. --volume-key-file, --token-id, --token-only, --token-type, --disable-external-tokens, --disable-keyring, --disable-locks, --type, --refresh, --serialize-memory-hard-pbkdf, --unbound, --tries, --timeout, ---verify-passphrase, --persistent]. +--verify-passphrase, --persistent, --volume-key-keyring, --link-vk-to-keyring, +--external-tokens-path]. === loopAES *open --type loopaes <device> <name> --key-file <keyfile>* + @@ -150,6 +155,11 @@ Opens the BITLK (a BitLocker compatible) <device> and sets up a mapping --readonly, --test-passphrase, --allow-discards --volume-key-file, --tries, --timeout, --verify-passphrase]. +Note that *--test-passphrase* doesn't work with *--volume-key-file* because +we cannot check whether the provided volume key is correct for this device +or not. When using *--volume-key-file* the device will be opened even if +the provided key is not correct. + === FileVault2 *open --type fvault2 <device> <name>* + fvault2Open <device> <name> (*old syntax*) |