fscrypt: add new package #25706
fscrypt: add new package #25706
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Have you considered packaging fscryptctl as well? It is a bit more lightweight and might be better suited for small flash targets. https://github.com/google/fscryptctl |
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I have no experience with it whereas I have been using fscrypt for a while now. I think both could be valuable additions to the available software. In my case, I am running this on x86/64 and an bcm2712 and neither machines are rootfs space limited. Let's see how the uptake of this package goes with those able to merge. |
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@Rondom - do you have a use case for fscryptctl and would you be willing to test it out if I spin up a Makefile for it? |
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Sure |
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This builds and runs for me. Please try it out: #25716 |
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Why do we need to have two packages, which does the same thing? Choose which one do you really need - if this one or #25716, because I can not accept such packages, if there is a lot of unmaintained packages already and we dont have simply manpower to handle this.
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This package is the more feature-rich supporting passphrases and keys. I use this not the other. BTW, I have no plans to abandon maintainership. |
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Well, I was speaking more generally like in this repo, there is a lot of packages, which are not maintained, used, updated including mine, though. But if you are not going to use the other one, then we can keep only this one and thats it. :) |
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We definitely have a need for fscryptctl and will use it / are using it. The two tools fulfill overlapping but slightly different purposes. Fscryptctl is low-level and can be used in boot scripts to unlock encrypted file systems using plain leys. fscrypt, on the other hand, has password support and key derivation on top and other niceties. |
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Does this Makefile need a license, similar to other package Makefiles in this repo? (SPDX line)
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Not sure, seems like a mixed-bag in the Makefile here
Fscrypt is a high-level tool for the management of Linux native filesystem encryption. fscrypt manages metadata, key generation, key wrapping, PAM integration, and provides a uniform interface for creating and modifying encrypted directories. Upstream url: https://github.com/google/fscrypt/blob/master/README.md Build system: x86/64 Build-tested: bcm27xx/bcm2712 Run-tested: bcm27xx/bcm2712 Signed-off-by: John Audia <[email protected]>
Fscrypt is a high-level tool for the management of Linux native filesystem encryption. fscrypt manages metadata, key generation, key wrapping, PAM integration, and provides a uniform interface for creating and modifying encrypted directories.
Upstream url: https://github.com/google/fscrypt/blob/master/README.md
Build system: x86/64
Build-tested: bcm27xx/bcm2712
Run-tested: bcm27xx/bcm2712
Maintainer: me