gbde -- operation and management utility for Geom Based Disk Encryption
gbde attach destination [-l lockfile] [-p pass-phrase]
gbde detach destination
gbde init destination [-i] [-f filename] [-L lockfile] [-P pass-phrase]
gbde setkey destination [-n key] [-l lockfile] [-p pass-phrase]
[-L new-lockfile] [-P new-pass-phrase]
gbde destroy destination [-n key] [-l lockfile] [-p pass-phrase]
[-L lockfile]
NOTICE: Please be aware that this code has not yet received much review
and analysis by qualified cryptographers and therefore should be consid-
ered a slightly suspect experimental facility.
We cannot at this point guarantee that the on-disk format will not change [Toc] [Back]
in response to reviews or bug-fixes, so potential users are advised to be
prepared that dump(8)/restore(8) based migrations may be called for in
the future.
The gbde utility is the only official operation and management interface
for the gbde(4) GEOM based disk encryption kernel facility. The interaction
between the gbde utility and the kernel part is not a published
interface.
The operational aspect consists of two subcommands: one to open and
attach a device to the in-kernel cryptographic gbde module, and one to
close and detach a device.
The management part allows initialization of the master key and lock sectors
on a device, initialization and replacement of pass-phrases and key
invalidation and blackening functions.
The -l lockfile argument is used to supply the lock selector data. If no
-l option is specified, the first sector is used for this purpose.
The -L new-lockfile argument specifies the lock selector file for the key
modified with the setkey subcommand.
The -n key argument can be used to specify to which of the four keys the
operation applies. A value of 1 to 4 selects the specified key, a value
of 0 (the default) means ``this key'' (i.e., the key used to gain access
to the device) and a value of -1 means ``all keys''.
The -f filename specifies an optional parameter file for use under initialization.
Alternatively, the -i option toggles an interactive mode where a template
file with descriptions of the parameters can be interactively edited.
The -p pass-phrase argument specifies the pass-phrase used for opening
the device. If not specified, the controlling terminal will be used to
prompt the user for the pass-phrase. Be aware that using this option may
expose the pass-phrase to other users who happen to run ps(1) or similar
while the command is running.
The -P new-pass-phrase argument can be used to specify the new passphrase
to the init and setkey subcommands. If not specified, the user is
prompted for the new pass-phrase on the controlling terminal. Be aware
that using this option may expose the pass-phrase to other users who happen
to run ps(1) or similar while the command is running.
To initialize a device, using default parameters:
gbde init /dev/ad0s1f -L /etc/ad0s1f.lock
To attach an encrypted device:
gbde attach ad0s1f -l /etc/ad0s1f.lock
The encrypted device has the suffix ``.bde'' so a typical command to create
and mount a filesystem would be:
newfs /dev/ad0s1f.bde
mount /dev/ad0s1f.bde /secret
To detach an encrypted device:
gbde detach ad0s1f
Please notice that detaching an encrypted device corresponds to physically
removing it, do not forget to unmount the filesystem first.
To initialize the second key using a detached lockfile and a trivial
pass-phrase:
gbde setkey ad0s1f -n 2 -P foo -L key2.lockfile
To destroy all copies of the masterkey:
gbde destroy ad0s1f -n -1
gbde(4), geom(4)
This software was developed for the FreeBSD Project by Poul-Henning Kamp
and NAI Labs, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.
under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the
DARPA CHATS research program.
Poul-Henning Kamp <[email protected]>
The cryptographic algorithms and the overall design have not been
attacked mercilessly for over 10 years by a gang or cryptoanalysts.
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