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<subtitle>Go tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption
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<title>README.md: update v2 policy-related documentation</title>
<updated>2020-03-23T20:20:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
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<published>2020-03-18T04:10:58+00:00</published>
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- Mention that a v5.4+ kernel is recommended.

- Mention that policy_version defaults to 1 when unset.

- Emphasize that v2 policies are the recommended solution to the key
  visibility problems, and add some more information.
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- Mention that a v5.4+ kernel is recommended.

- Mention that policy_version defaults to 1 when unset.

- Emphasize that v2 policies are the recommended solution to the key
  visibility problems, and add some more information.
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<title>README.md: update examples to use v2 policies</title>
<updated>2020-03-23T20:20:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-03-18T04:10:58+00:00</published>
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Since on new kernels v1 encryption policies are deprecated in favor of
v2, update the examples to show v2.  This mostly just consists of
updating the output, as the commands are essentially the same with one
notable difference in 'fscrypt lock'.
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Since on new kernels v1 encryption policies are deprecated in favor of
v2, update the examples to show v2.  This mostly just consists of
updating the output, as the commands are essentially the same with one
notable difference in 'fscrypt lock'.
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<title>Simplify choosing the key description prefix</title>
<updated>2020-03-23T20:20:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-03-18T04:10:58+00:00</published>
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There's no real need to allow users to choose the key description prefix
(a.k.a. the "service"), since on ext4 and f2fs we can just use "ext4"
and "f2fs" for compatibility with all kernels both old and new, and on
other filesystems we can just use "fscrypt".  So, let's do that.

Since this removes the point of the "--legacy" option to 'fscrypt setup'
and the "compatibility" field in /etc/fscrypt.conf, remove those too.

Specifically, we start ignoring the "compatibility" in existing config
files and not writing it to new ones.  The corresponding protobuf field
number and name are reserved.  We stop accepting the "--legacy" option
at all, although since it was default true and there was no real reason
for anyone to change it to false, probably no one will notice.  If
anyone does, they should just stop specifying the option.

Note that this change only affects user keyrings and thus only affects
v1 encryption policies, which are deprecated in favor of v2 anyway.
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There's no real need to allow users to choose the key description prefix
(a.k.a. the "service"), since on ext4 and f2fs we can just use "ext4"
and "f2fs" for compatibility with all kernels both old and new, and on
other filesystems we can just use "fscrypt".  So, let's do that.

Since this removes the point of the "--legacy" option to 'fscrypt setup'
and the "compatibility" field in /etc/fscrypt.conf, remove those too.

Specifically, we start ignoring the "compatibility" in existing config
files and not writing it to new ones.  The corresponding protobuf field
number and name are reserved.  We stop accepting the "--legacy" option
at all, although since it was default true and there was no real reason
for anyone to change it to false, probably no one will notice.  If
anyone does, they should just stop specifying the option.

Note that this change only affects user keyrings and thus only affects
v1 encryption policies, which are deprecated in favor of v2 anyway.
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<entry>
<title>README.md: improve documentation for PAM configuration (#204)</title>
<updated>2020-03-20T04:50:04+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-03-20T04:50:04+00:00</published>
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<title>cmd/fscrypt/setup: don't prompt to create /etc/fscrypt.conf (#190)</title>
<updated>2020-01-28T09:57:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2020-01-28T09:57:46+00:00</published>
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When 'fscrypt setup' sees that /etc/fscrypt.conf doesn't exist, don't
ask for confirmation before creating it.  Just do it.  This is the
normal use, and there's not a good reason to ask the user to confirm it.</content>
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When 'fscrypt setup' sees that /etc/fscrypt.conf doesn't exist, don't
ask for confirmation before creating it.  Just do it.  This is the
normal use, and there's not a good reason to ask the user to confirm it.</pre>
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<entry>
<title>Document how to check for kernel config options (#183)</title>
<updated>2020-01-23T21:46:18+00:00</updated>
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<name>ebiggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
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<published>2020-01-23T21:46:18+00:00</published>
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Resolves https://github.com/google/fscrypt/issues/181</content>
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Resolves https://github.com/google/fscrypt/issues/181</pre>
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<title>README.md: document new settings and troubleshooting key access</title>
<updated>2020-01-05T18:03:54+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-12-16T03:31:39+00:00</published>
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Document the new /etc/fscrypt.conf settings for the filesystem keyring
and v2 encryption policies, and add a new subsection for troubleshooting
key access problems.
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Document the new /etc/fscrypt.conf settings for the filesystem keyring
and v2 encryption policies, and add a new subsection for troubleshooting
key access problems.
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<title>Keyring support for v2 encryption policies</title>
<updated>2020-01-05T18:02:13+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-12-16T03:31:39+00:00</published>
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Implement adding/removing v2 encryption policy keys to/from the kernel.
The kernel requires that the new ioctls FS_IOC_ADD_ENCRYPTION_KEY and
FS_IOC_REMOVE_ENCRYPTION_KEY be used for this.  Root is not required.

However, non-root support brings an extra complication: the kernel keeps
track of which users have called FS_IOC_ADD_ENCRYPTION_KEY for the same
key.  FS_IOC_REMOVE_ENCRYPTION_KEY only works as one of these users, and
it only removes the calling user's claim to the key; the key is only
truly removed when the last claim is removed.

Implement the following behavior:

- 'fscrypt unlock' and pam_fscrypt add the key for the user, even if
  other user(s) have it added already.  This behavior is needed so that
  another user can't remove the key out from under the user.

- 'fscrypt lock' and pam_fscrypt remove the key for the user.  However,
  if the key wasn't truly removed because other users still have it
  added, 'fscrypt lock' prints a warning.

- 'fscrypt status' shows whether the directory is unlocked for anyone.
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Implement adding/removing v2 encryption policy keys to/from the kernel.
The kernel requires that the new ioctls FS_IOC_ADD_ENCRYPTION_KEY and
FS_IOC_REMOVE_ENCRYPTION_KEY be used for this.  Root is not required.

However, non-root support brings an extra complication: the kernel keeps
track of which users have called FS_IOC_ADD_ENCRYPTION_KEY for the same
key.  FS_IOC_REMOVE_ENCRYPTION_KEY only works as one of these users, and
it only removes the calling user's claim to the key; the key is only
truly removed when the last claim is removed.

Implement the following behavior:

- 'fscrypt unlock' and pam_fscrypt add the key for the user, even if
  other user(s) have it added already.  This behavior is needed so that
  another user can't remove the key out from under the user.

- 'fscrypt lock' and pam_fscrypt remove the key for the user.  However,
  if the key wasn't truly removed because other users still have it
  added, 'fscrypt lock' prints a warning.

- 'fscrypt status' shows whether the directory is unlocked for anyone.
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<entry>
<title>Metadata support for v2 encryption policies</title>
<updated>2020-01-05T18:02:13+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-12-16T03:31:39+00:00</published>
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Linux v5.4 and later supports v2 encryption policies.  These have
several advantages over v1 encryption policies:

- Their encryption keys can be added/removed to/from the filesystem by
  non-root users, thus gaining the benefits of the filesystem keyring
  while also retaining support for non-root use.

- They use a more standard, secure, and flexible key derivation
  function.  Because of this, some future kernel-level fscrypt features
  will be implemented for v2 policies only.

- They prevent a denial-of-service attack where a user could associate
  the wrong key with another user's encrypted files.

Prepare the fscrypt tool to support v2 encryption policies by:

- Adding a policy_version field to the EncryptionOptions, i.e. to the
  config file and to the policy metadata files.

- Using the kernel-specified algorithm to compute the key descriptor for
  v2 policies.

- Handling setting and getting v2 policies.

Actually adding/removing the keys for v2 policies to/from the kernel is
left for the next patch.
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Linux v5.4 and later supports v2 encryption policies.  These have
several advantages over v1 encryption policies:

- Their encryption keys can be added/removed to/from the filesystem by
  non-root users, thus gaining the benefits of the filesystem keyring
  while also retaining support for non-root use.

- They use a more standard, secure, and flexible key derivation
  function.  Because of this, some future kernel-level fscrypt features
  will be implemented for v2 policies only.

- They prevent a denial-of-service attack where a user could associate
  the wrong key with another user's encrypted files.

Prepare the fscrypt tool to support v2 encryption policies by:

- Adding a policy_version field to the EncryptionOptions, i.e. to the
  config file and to the policy metadata files.

- Using the kernel-specified algorithm to compute the key descriptor for
  v2 policies.

- Handling setting and getting v2 policies.

Actually adding/removing the keys for v2 policies to/from the kernel is
left for the next patch.
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<title>cmd/fscrypt: add 'fscrypt lock' command</title>
<updated>2020-01-05T18:02:13+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Biggers</name>
<email>ebiggers@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2019-12-16T03:31:39+00:00</published>
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Add support for 'fscrypt lock'.  This command "locks" a directory,
undoing 'fscrypt unlock'.

When the filesystem keyring is used, 'fscrypt lock' also detects when a
directory wasn't fully locked due to some files still being in-use.  It
can then be run again later to try to finish locking the files.
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Add support for 'fscrypt lock'.  This command "locks" a directory,
undoing 'fscrypt unlock'.

When the filesystem keyring is used, 'fscrypt lock' also detects when a
directory wasn't fully locked due to some files still being in-use.  It
can then be run again later to try to finish locking the files.
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