Re: Unusual LUKS setup
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On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 05:43:04PM +0200, Nicolas George wrote:
> Le septidi 27 thermidor, an CCXXV, tomas@tuxteam.de a écrit :
> > I see. Still, you could perhaps use your trick to "collect" the
> > passphrase early.
>
> Even if I could find a convenient way to enter the pass phrase as early
> as the bootloader, it cannot happen before the end of the POST, and the
> POST is a significant part of the boot time.
>
> Since it is not possible to enter the pass phrase at the very beginning
> of the boot, the very end it must be to fulfill my requirements.
Understood.
> > And you are either prey to a God complex (knowing better what's right
> > for others) or a helper syndrome. Or both.
>
> What makes you say that? I did not pretend that I know better what is
> right for you.
Hm. Proposing I see a doctor because I don't want to deal with systemd
was a bit asking for it (tongue-in-cheek noted, granted).
> But systemd has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion for now,
> and yet you brought it up for no apparent reason.
I just stated that it might interact (it *has* interacted with LUKS
passphrase entering in the past, remember) and that's not me the one
to find that out.
Another, perhaps crazy approach (if you have the right motherboard)
might be coreboot :)
Cheers
- -- tomás
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