On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 06:34:10PM +0000, Fa bio wrote: > Is it possible to recompile geli/kernel to automatically enter with password > and/or key? I´ll explain with an example: > > If you see a cache system called SpeedR > (http://www.speedr.com.br/?locale=en), in their site you can download the ISO > and burn it to a CD (http://www.speedr.com.br/rc/speedr-0...rc18.2-x64.iso) > > It´s very interesting, because all partitions are encrypted with Geli, > but there is no passphrase to enter at boot time or key directions in > loader.conf file.
If they distribute encrypted image that actually works, it means they distribute the key along with the image. As was already noted this serves no purpose, as you can extract the key from the image and decrypt the whole thing on your own. -- Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.wheelsystems.com FreeBSD committer http://www.FreeBSD.org Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! http://tupytaj.pl
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