Re: cryptsetup problem on Raspberry Pi 2 w 512bit key-size (works on Raspberry Pi 1, x86_64, 256bit)

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Hi.

You could add another keyslot with a keyfile and open the device with
that to be absolutely sure you did not just miss-type the password
(because of a different keyboard layout on the Raspberry Pi 2 etc.)



On 20.02.2015 22:37, Johannes Ernst wrote:
> TL;DR: 
>     cryptsetup --hash sha512 --key-size 512 -v luksFormat ./test.img
> cannot be opened again on the new Raspberry Pi 2. Shorter key-size, and other platforms work.
> 
> This is a bit a puzzler to me …
> 
> This is what I do:
>     # Create 8M image
>     dd if=/dev/zero of=./test.img count=8 bs=1M
>     # Set up encryption -- enter a suitable password when asked
>     cryptsetup --hash sha512 --key-size 512 -v luksFormat ./test.img
>     # Now attempt to open it, entering the same password
>     cryptsetup open test.img test
> 
> and indeed it works for me on x86_64, the Raspberry PI 1, and the BeagleBone Black. However, it fails on the Raspberry Pi 2 with:
> 	"No key available with this passphrase."
> 
> If I create the encrypted image on the Raspberry Pi 2, I can open it on other platforms. However, I cannot open any image with these parameters on the Raspberry Pi 2, regardless where it was created.
> 
> If I set the key-size to 256 bit, it works on all platforms.
> 
> The Raspberry Pi 2 is an ARM v7 processor, unlike the Raspberry Pi 1. But then, the BeagleBone Black is Arm V7, too.
> 
> Puzzled ...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Johannes.
> 
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