586360 – sys-fs/cryptsetup - dmcrypt initscript should support truecrypt device via options var

Bug 586360 - sys-fs/cryptsetup - dmcrypt initscript should support truecrypt device via options var

Summary: sys-fs/cryptsetup - dmcrypt initscript should support truecrypt device via op...

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

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Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2016-06-19 10:02 UTC by Piotr Łyczba
Modified:	2016-06-19 11:40 UTC (History)
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Description Piotr Łyczba 2016-06-19 10:02:47 UTC

I have tried open partition encrypted via truecrypt using 'options="--type tcrypt"' but it failed. dmcrypt initscript detects partition is luks (isLuks returns false) and uses plain mode: 'cryptsetup create' that ignores '--type' option. It looks like there is no command 'cryptsetup isTcrypt'.
Please add support for 'open --type tcrypt'.

Comment 1 Piotr Łyczba 2016-06-19 10:15:51 UTC

Please also take into account that 'cryptsetup open --type tcrypt' always prompt for passphrase even if device is encrypted via keyfile only and password is not required. Maybe initscript should use 'echo -e "" | cryptsetup open ...' for such case?