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linux:fs:luks [2015/04/01 12:35] – [Setup /dev/sda5 as LUKS device:] niziaklinux:fs:luks [2021/02/17 08:51] (current) – niziak
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-[[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system|https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system]]+[[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system|https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system|dm-crypt/Encrypting an entire system]]
  
 ====== LUKS on LVM vs LVM on LUKS ====== ====== LUKS on LVM vs LVM on LUKS ======
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   - good for multiuser environment   - good for multiuser environment
   - root system can be on unencrypted partition (no password to boot). The same can be achieved with LVM on LUKS on separate partition.   - root system can be on unencrypted partition (no password to boot). The same can be achieved with LVM on LUKS on separate partition.
 +  - Volumes can span on multiple drives
 +  - LVM cache is caching encrypted data (no unecnrypted data leak to cache device).
 +    - one common SSD cache device can be used if you have encrypted (data) and unecrypted (system) partitions on LVM
  
 LVM on LUKS (preffered) LVM on LUKS (preffered)
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   - one unlock of block device give access to all LVM volume created on it.   - one unlock of block device give access to all LVM volume created on it.
   - it is easier to change volumes sizes without touching encryption layer   - it is easier to change volumes sizes without touching encryption layer
 +  - LVM cache is caching decrypted data
 +    - workaround: encrypt also cache device, but for mixed setup (unencrypted and crypted partition) it is need to divide cache device into 2 volumes to serve unencrypted cache for system (no need to provide unlock password).
  
 +====== Performance ======
 +IT depends on HW acceleration
 <code> <code>
 cryptsetup benchmark cryptsetup benchmark
 </code> </code>
 +Best choice for AMD A4-5300 APU:
 +<code>
 +# Tests are approximate using memory only (no storage IO).
 +PBKDF2-sha1       448876 iterations per second
 +PBKDF2-sha256     352344 iterations per second
 +PBKDF2-sha512     362077 iterations per second
 +PBKDF2-ripemd160  500274 iterations per second
 +#  Algorithm | Key |  Encryption |  Decryption
 +     aes-cbc   128b   429.0 MiB/s  1275.9 MiB/s
 +     aes-cbc   256b   333.0 MiB/s   770.0 MiB/s
 +     aes-xts   256b   903.8 MiB/s  1023.9 MiB/s
 +     aes-xts   512b   902.7 MiB/s   928.5 MiB/s
 +</code>
 +
 +
  
 ====== Advices ====== ====== Advices ======
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   * increase number of iterations (default it is set to 1000 ms)   * increase number of iterations (default it is set to 1000 ms)
  
-===== Setup /dev/sda5 as LUKS device: ===== +===== Fill with random data ===== 
 +<code bash>badblocks -c 10240 -s -w -t random -v /dev/sda5</code> 
 +or (faster, only writes). Block size for dd has to be big, to avoid re-reading data from encrypted block.
 <code> <code>
 +cryptsetup open --type plain /dev/sda5 tempcontainer
 +dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mapper/tempcontainer bs=64M
 +cryptsetup luksClose tempcontainer
 +</code>
 +
 +===== Setup /dev/sda5 as LUKS device: =====
 +<code bash>
 cryptsetup luksFormat -y -v /dev/sda5 cryptsetup luksFormat -y -v /dev/sda5
 </code> </code>
  
-will create by default **aes-xts-plain64**  256bits+will create by default **aes-xts-plain64**  256bits.
  
-<code>+Another examples: 
 + 
 +<code bash>
 cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-cbc-plain --key-size 256 /dev/sda5 cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-cbc-plain --key-size 256 /dev/sda5
 cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-cbc-plain --key-size 256 --hash sha1 -i 2000 --use-random /dev/sda5 cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-cbc-plain --key-size 256 --hash sha1 -i 2000 --use-random /dev/sda5
-cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 --key-size 256 -y -v /dev/sda5 +cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 --key-size 256 --verify-passphrase -v /dev/sda5 
-cryptsetup -y -v --cipher aes-xts-plain:sha256 --key-size 256 luksFormat /dev/sda5 +cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-xts-plain --key-size 256 --verify-passphrase -v /dev/sda5 
-cryptsetup -y -v --cipher aes-xts-plain:sha256 --key-size 512 luksFormat /dev/sda5+cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-xts-plain --key-size 512 --verify-passphrase -v /dev/sda5
 </code> </code>
  
-<code>+<code bash>
 cryptsetup --verify-passphrase -v --cipher aes-cbc-plain64 --key-size 128 --hash sha512 --iter-time 3000 --use-random luksFormat /dev/sda5 cryptsetup --verify-passphrase -v --cipher aes-cbc-plain64 --key-size 128 --hash sha512 --iter-time 3000 --use-random luksFormat /dev/sda5
 +</code>
 +
 +<code bash>
 +cryptsetup luksFormat --cipher aes-xts-plain --verify-passphrase -v  --key-size 512  --hash sha512 --iter-time 3000 --use-random /dev/sdb6
 </code> </code>
  
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 <code> <code>
-cryptsetup status sda5 cryptsetup luksDump /dev/sda5+cryptsetup status sda5  
 +cryptsetup luksDump /dev/sda5
 </code> </code>
  
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 cryptsetup luksClose sda5 cryptsetup luksClose sda5
 </code> </code>
 +
 +====== References ======
 +[[security.stackexchange.com/questions/40208/recommended-options-for-luks-cryptsetup]]
 +
 +[[https://kiza.eu/journal/entry/697]]
 +
 +