On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 15:23:08 +0100 Georg Sauthoff <mail@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > so I wrote dracut-sshd - a dracut module that adds sshd to the > initramfs such that one is able to remotely access early > userspace for e.g. unlocking an encrypted root filesystem or > dealing with the dracut emergency shell: The biggest problem in dealing with crypto early in boot is that the system is starved for entropy. I'm wondering if this runs before or after systemd loads the saved entropy seed into the kernel? -Steve > https://github.com/gsauthof/dracut-sshd > > I would like to add it to Fedora because it adds important > functionality that is currently missing. > > There are basically two routes: > > 1) Integrate it into upstream dracut (and package it as new > package in Fedora) > 2) Package it independently and submit a review request to the > Fedora bugzilla (I could maintain that package) > > In May, 2018 I posted to the dracut mailing list > (https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-initramfs/msg04617.html), but I > didn't receive any reply on that list. > > Thus, I lean towards following route 2) now. > > Any comments/suggestions? > > See also: > > - dracut-sshd copr repository for f28/f29/c7 > https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/gsauthof/dracut-sshd/ > - Travis-CI continuous integration (tests run on f29/c7) > https://travis-ci.org/gsauthof/dracut-sshd > - >9 year old open Fedora Bug about this feature > Dracut + encrypted root + networking > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524727 > My comment there: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524727#c28 > > Best regards > Georg > _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
