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Date:      Mon, 19 Aug 2019 06:27:34 +0800
From:      Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com>
To:        Marco Steinbach <coco@executive-computing.de>
Cc:        freebsd-geom@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 11.3: GELI attach: Wrong key despite correct passphrase
Message-ID:  <CAOc73CBmEum2V4M7jFLZ5B4iTnAP=fpg5ozmzGPYcyzhr0PBLg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20190818210531.00006ffa@executive-computing.de>
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On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 3:05 am, Marco Steinbach <coco@executive-computing.d=
e>
wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 10:20:51 -0500
> CyberLeo Kitsana <cyberleo@cyberleo.net> wrote:
>
> > On 8/18/19 8:46 AM, Marco Steinbach wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > I have two bootable SSDs, both installed using a GELI encrypted
> > > root on ZFS.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > I've then imported the bootpool from da0, and mounted it, so I can
> > > try using the key in boot/
> > >
> > > root@bsdbuch:~ # geli attach -k /bootpool/boot/ada0p5.eli /dev/da0p5
> > > Enter passphrase:
> > > geli: Wrong key for da0p5.
> >
> > Did you intend on combining both a keyfile AND a passphrase here? If
> > not, include the -p option to instruct geli to avoid asking for a
> > passphrase to mix in.
> >
> > It might also help to include the output of 'geli dump' for both of
> > the affected providers. You can obscure the 'Salt' and 'Master Key'
> > portions if you so desire.
> >
>
> I think there's a misunderstanding.
>
> I merely want to attach the GELI created by the 11.1 installer to a
> newly installed 11.3 system.
>
> MfG CoCo


Indeed, but what secrets do you need to provide to decrypt the geli
providers (passphrase, passfile, keyfile)? The command above will use both
a keyfile and prompt for a passphrase - was this your intention?

The =E2=80=9Cattach=E2=80=9D section of this manpage has more details if re=
quired:

https://man.freebsd.org/geli


Cheers,

Ben

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