Enable Encrypted Partitions for LS-VL

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Contents 1 What will you get? 2 What you need beforehand 3 The Guide 4 Todo

What will you get?

This how-to guides you to set up Encrypted Partitions for LW-VL using dm-crypt / LUKS. Partitions may even be on a RAID.

What you need beforehand

You have to be able to use the root account on the NAS. You can follow Open Stock Firmware LS-VL.

The Guide

1. Check whether the kernel support dm_crypt (kernel 2.6.31.8 from Firmware 1.40 and 1.41 is known to be okay.)

# grep dm_crypt /proc/kallsyms
c0021f74 t dm_crypt_init
c0027e74 t __initcall_dm_crypt_init6
c033bbd0 t dm_crypt_bio_destructor

1. Install the package cryptsetup

apt-get install cryptsetup

1. Follow the instructions at <http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Root_filesystem_over_LVM2,_DM-Crypt_and_RAID> to setup the encryption.
2. Set up an Initrd for Raid-Boot, using linuxrc-cryptsetup.txt shown at that page.
3. Install this initrd to /boot and reboot.

Todo

• Describe a working way to enter the key via network since LS-VL does not have a serial console connector.