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authorJakob Unterwurzacher2015-10-06 20:51:35 +0200
committerJakob Unterwurzacher2015-10-06 20:51:35 +0200
commit5c6df490678e7dc1aa7a09425d2fdf14fb13f7be (patch)
treeda8605df2afc139fbdf4d82a9ebbfd61593af01d /gocryptfs_main
parent39ea272e233504a710ce6885434984b2f45fb398 (diff)
Switch to AES-256
AES-256 seems to be becoming the industry standard. While AES-128 is good enough for tens of years to come, let's follow suit and be extra safe.
Diffstat (limited to 'gocryptfs_main')
-rw-r--r--gocryptfs_main/main.go16
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gocryptfs_main/main.go b/gocryptfs_main/main.go
index 9ba2648..d6ce064 100644
--- a/gocryptfs_main/main.go
+++ b/gocryptfs_main/main.go
@@ -151,8 +151,18 @@ func main() {
// a safe place
func printMasterKey(key []byte) {
h := hex.EncodeToString(key)
- // Make it less scary by splitting it up in chunks
- h = h[0:8] + "-" + h[8:16] + "-" + h[16:24] + "-" + h[24:32]
+ var hChunked string
+
+ // Try to make it less scary by splitting it up in chunks
+ for i := 0; i < len(h); i+=8 {
+ hChunked += h[i:i+8]
+ if i < 52 {
+ hChunked += "-"
+ }
+ if i == 24 {
+ hChunked += "\n "
+ }
+ }
fmt.Printf(`
ATTENTION:
@@ -163,7 +173,7 @@ If the gocryptfs.conf file becomes corrupted or you ever forget your password,
there is only one hope for recovery: The master key. Print it to a piece of
paper and store it in a drawer.
-`, h)
+`, hChunked)
}
func readPasswordTwice() string {