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Can grub-git be used to decrypt a LUKS2 encrypted partition? Testing Res
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Can grub-git be used to decrypt a LUKS2 encrypted partition? Testing Results |
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Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:28:41 +0000 |
I run Arch Linux as an encrypted /, /boot and swap system. That encrypted /boot is nothing more than a folder under /, however two Keyslots are required to boot.
If I understand the boot process correctly, LUKS Keyslot 1 is used by grub to unlock /boot, then control is handed off to the kernel which uses Keyslot 0 to unlock /. My passphrase, entered once, unlocks both.
Grub can easily unlock /boot, assuming / is originally encrypted as a `type= luks1` partition. It seems, however, it is not possible for grub to unlock this same /boot if / is converted to `--type= luks2`.
Is my assumption correct, and if so, what is preventing grub from this `type= luks2` /boot unlocking?
I originally encrypted the partition with: `cryptsetup -c aes-xts-plain64 -h sha512 -s 512 --use-random --type luks1 luksFormat /dev/sdXZ`
Then I set up two LVs: swap (512M) and / (remaining partition space). That swap LV is assigned as `dm-1` and / is assigned as `dm-2`. dm-2 runs BTRFS, if that matters. Grub boots that system without issue.
The process I used to test LUKS2 encrypted /boot support:
1. UEFI boot from any reasonably recent arch iso, and run: `cryptsetup convert --type luks2 /dev/sdXZ`. That command will succeed, and luksDump will show PBKDF: pbkdf2 for both Keyslot 0 and 1.
2. Run cryptsetup open /dev/sdXY <something>
3. Mount everything and arch-chroot into /
4. Run `mkinitcpio -P linux`
5. Run `grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/efi --modules="luks2 part_gpt cryptodisk" --bootloader-id=<some-id>`.
Note: If `--modules="luks2 part_gpt cryptodisk" ` is not appended to grub-install, then the `ls` results in step 9 (below) only lists (proc) and (hd0) - and/or cryptodisk: command not found.
6. Run grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
7. Exit, umount and reboot.
8. Immediately following power on: you are greeted by the dreaded: error: disk 'lvmid/some-lengthy-UUID' not found. Entering rescue mode. That lengthy UUID is exact UUID of my `dm-2` which is my encrypted / LV.
9. At the `grub rescue>` prompt: type `ls`. There I see (proc) (hd0) and (hd0,gpt1)...(hd0,gpt7) where gpt7 is my last partition and where my encrypted / resides.
10. Still at `grub rescue>` type: `cryptomount (hd0,gpt7)` which then requires my passphrase. After correct passphrase entry, and hitting Enter only returns:
`error: Could not parse digest 1.`
Incredibly, if you repeat step 10 and intentionally enter an incorrect passphrase, you get the same:
`error: Could not parse digest 1.`
In fact, if you enter NO passphrase and hit Enter, you also get:
`error: Could not parse digest 1.`
Very frustrating indeed!
Does anyone know why grub is failing this way, and does a workaround exist?
Thank you for your time...suggestions welcome.
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