Re: Unusual LUKS setup

From	tomas@tuxteam.de
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Unusual LUKS setup
Date	2017-08-14 21:30 +0200
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On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 05:43:04PM +0200, Nicolas George wrote:
> Le septidi 27 thermidor, an CCXXV, tomas@tuxteam.de a écrit :
> > I see. Still, you could perhaps use your trick to "collect" the
> > passphrase early.
> 
> Even if I could find a convenient way to enter the pass phrase as early
> as the bootloader, it cannot happen before the end of the POST, and the
> POST is a significant part of the boot time.
> 
> Since it is not possible to enter the pass phrase at the very beginning
> of the boot, the very end it must be to fulfill my requirements.

Understood.

> > And you are either prey to a God complex (knowing better what's right
> > for others) or a helper syndrome. Or both.
> 
> What makes you say that? I did not pretend that I know better what is
> right for you.

Hm. Proposing I see a doctor because I don't want to deal with systemd
was a bit asking for it (tongue-in-cheek noted, granted).

> But systemd has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion for now,
> and yet you brought it up for no apparent reason.

I just stated that it might interact (it *has* interacted with LUKS
passphrase entering in the past, remember) and that's not me the one
to find that out.

Another, perhaps crazy approach (if you have the right motherboard)
might be coreboot :)

Cheers
- -- tomás
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Unusual LUKS setup Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-08-14 11:50 +0200
  Re: Unusual LUKS setup Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-08-14 12:20 +0200
    Re: Unusual LUKS setup Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-08-14 16:40 +0200
      Re: Unusual LUKS setup Bastien Durel <bastien@durel.org> - 2017-08-14 17:10 +0200
        Re: Unusual LUKS setup Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-08-14 18:00 +0200
          Re: Unusual LUKS setup Bastien Durel <bastien@durel.org> - 2017-08-16 10:10 +0200
            Re: Unusual LUKS setup Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-08-16 15:40 +0200
  Re: Unusual LUKS setup <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-08-14 12:30 +0200
    Re: Unusual LUKS setup tomas@tuxteam.de - 2017-08-14 16:40 +0200
      Re: Unusual LUKS setup Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-08-14 18:10 +0200
        Re: Unusual LUKS setup tomas@tuxteam.de - 2017-08-14 21:30 +0200
      Re: Unusual LUKS setup Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-08-15 14:20 +0200
        Re: Unusual LUKS setup Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-08-15 17:30 +0200
          Re: Unusual LUKS setup <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-08-15 21:10 +0200
            Re: Unusual LUKS setup Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-08-16 04:50 +0200
              Re: Unusual LUKS setup <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-08-16 09:40 +0200
                Re: Unusual LUKS setup Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-08-16 15:30 +0200
        Re: Unusual LUKS setup <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-08-15 21:00 +0200
          Re: Unusual LUKS setup Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-08-15 21:40 +0200
            Re: Unusual LUKS setup <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-08-15 22:20 +0200
    Re: Unusual LUKS setup Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2017-08-14 16:50 +0200

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