Tinker wrote: > Aha. > > *Is* the keydisk the master key, and hence can't be changed?
The keydisk is the mask for the master key. It can (in theory) be changed like changing a password. Really, the key disk is just a prehashed password. > > > Very low priority topic: > > What about implementing some routine for regenerating the master key, > even if that would imply reprocessing *all* of the disk's contents? > > That could be beneficial in a place where you don't have the space to > backup 100% of the disk as to start over. You could, but you'd be really screwed if you crashed halfway. I don't think the kernel can/should do this, but it is not impossible for a userland utility to manipulate softraid partitions.
