| Cryptsetup 1.4.2 Release Notes | |
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| Changes since version 1.4.1 | |
| * Add --keyfile-offset and --new-keyfile-offset parameters to API and CLI. | |
| These options can be used to skip start of keyfile or device used as keyfile. | |
| * Add repair command and crypt_repair() for known LUKS metadata problems repair. | |
| Some well-known LUKS metadata corruptions are easy to repair, this | |
| command should provide a way to fix these problems. | |
| Always create binary backup of header device before running repair, | |
| (only 4kB - visible header) for example by using dd: | |
| dd if=/dev/<LUKS header device> of=repair_bck.img bs=1k count=4 | |
| Then you can try to run repair: | |
| cryptsetup repair <device> | |
| Note, not all problems are possible to repair and if keyslot or some header | |
| parameters are overwritten, device is lost permanently. | |
| * Fix header check to support old (cryptsetup 1.0.0) header alignment. | |
| (Regression in 1.4.0) | |
| * Allow to specify --align-payload only for luksFormat. | |
| * Add --master-key-file option to luksOpen (open using volume key). | |
| * Support UUID=<LUKS_UUID> format for device specification. | |
| You can open device by UUID (only shortcut to /dev/disk/by-uuid/ symlinks). | |
| * Support password verification with quiet flag if possible. (1.2.0) | |
| Password verification can be still possible if input is terminal. | |
| * Fix retry if entered passphrases (with verify option) do not match. | |
| (It should retry if requested, not fail.) | |
| * Fix use of empty keyfile. | |
| * Fix error message for luksClose and detached LUKS header. | |
| * Allow --header for status command to get full info with detached header. |