Other than 3 and 5 they require difficult configuration. Mapping devices in
GRUB isn't trivial. Those features are difficult to autoconfigure. Consider
"plain" mode: how will you find which disk is yours when you have 5 disks
all looking as random data?
Le 28 juil. 2015 8:59 PM, "John Lane" <g...@jelmail.com> a écrit :

> On 29/06/15 15:30, John Lane wrote:
> > These patches provide extensions to the "cryptomount" command. There are
> five patches
> >
> >  [PATCH 1/5] Cryptomount support LUKS detached header
> >  Support LUKS detached headers so that the header can be separated from
> the data payload, e.g. by storing on external removable media such as a USB
> key.
> >
> >  [PATCH 2/5] Cryptomount support key files
> >  Support key files so that passphrase entry can be suppressed. The
> passphrase can be stored in a "key file" that can be stored, for example,
> on external removable media such as a USB key.
> >
> >  [PATCH 3/5] cryptomount luks allow multiple passphrase attempts
> >  Allow a second attempt to enter a passphrase. If unlocking fails on the
> first attempt then the user is presented with the passphrase entry prompt
> again. If a key file is given that does not unlock the device then the user
> is given the opportunity to enter a passphrase.
> >
> >  [PATCH 4/5] Cryptomount support plain dm-crypt
> >  Support plain dm-crypt mode. Allow plain volumes to be opened. This is
> largely a re-factoring of exisitng code to allow the crypto routines be
> used independently of LUKS.
> >
> >  [PATCH 5/5] Cryptomount support for hyphens in UUID
> >  Support for hyphens in UUID. The "-u" option of cryptomount accepts a
> UUID. This option allows that to be delimited with hyphens so that the same
> format can be given to Grub as is passed to the Linux kernel boot options.
> >
> >
> > This is a revised patch set following feedback from patches sent on
> 16/6/15.
> >
> >  grub-core/disk/cryptodisk.c | 382
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  grub-core/disk/geli.c       |   9 +-
> >  grub-core/disk/luks.c       | 508
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------------------
> >  include/grub/cryptodisk.h   |  18 ++-
> >  4 files changed, 581 insertions(+), 336 deletions(-)
> >
> >
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> Just wondering if there's any feedback on these patches... It's been a
> while since I posted them.
>
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