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authorJakob Unterwurzacher2015-12-04 22:41:00 +0100
committerJakob Unterwurzacher2015-12-04 22:41:14 +0100
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Update manpage with -diriv and -scryptnv0.5
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@@ -39,13 +39,17 @@ Options:
**-debug**
: Enable debug output
+**-diriv**
+: Use per-directory file name IV (default true)
+
**-extpass string**
: Use an external program (like ssh-askpass) for the password prompt.
The program should return the password on stdout, a trailing newline is
-stripped by gocryptfs.
+stripped by gocryptfs. Using something like "cat /mypassword.txt" allows
+to mount the gocryptfs filesytem without user interaction.
**-f**
-: Stay in the foreground
+: Stay in the foreground instead of forking away.
**-fusedebug**
: Enable fuse library debug output
@@ -54,13 +58,18 @@ stripped by gocryptfs.
: Initialize encrypted directory
**-masterkey string**
-: Mount with explicit master key
+: Mount with explicit master key specified on the command line. This
+option can be used to mount a gocryptfs filesystem without a config file.
+Note that the command line, and with it the master key, is visible to
+anybody on the machine who can execute "ps -auxwww".
**-notifypid int**
-: Send USR1 to the specified process after successful mount - used internally for daemonization
+: Send USR1 to the specified process after successful mount. This is
+used internally for daemonization.
**-openssl bool**
-: Use OpenSSL instead of built-in Go crypto (default true)
+: Use OpenSSL instead of built-in Go crypto (default true). Using
+built-in crypto is 4x slower.
**-passwd**
: Change password
@@ -71,9 +80,14 @@ stripped by gocryptfs.
**-q**
: Quiet - silence informational messages
+**-scryptn int**
+: scrypt cost parameter logN. Setting this to a lower value speeds up
+mounting but makes the password susceptible to brute-force attacks (default 16)
+
**-version**
: Print version and exit
**-zerokey**
-: Use all-zero dummy master key
+: Use all-zero dummy master key. This options is only intended for
+automated testing as it does not provide any security.