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diff --git a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md index 032046a..ee9470f 100644 --- a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md +++ b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ SYNOPSIS #### Check consistency `gocryptfs -fsck [OPTIONS] CIPHERDIR` +#### Show filesystem information +`gocryptfs -info [OPTIONS] CIPHERDIR` + DESCRIPTION =========== @@ -35,16 +38,105 @@ view can be presented by mounting the filesystem at MOUNTPOINT. gocryptfs was inspired by encfs(1) and strives to fix its security issues while providing good performance. -OPTIONS -======= +ACTION FLAGS +============ + +Unless one of the following *action flags* is passed, the default +action is to mount a filesystem (see SYNOPSIS). + +#### -fsck +Check CIPHERDIR for consistency. If corruption is found, the +exit code is 26. + +#### -h, -help +Print a short help text that shows the more-often used options. + +#### -hh +Long help text, shows all available options. + +#### -info +Pretty-print the contents of the config file for human consumption, +stripping out sensitive data. + +#### -init +Initialize encrypted directory. + +#### -passwd +Change the password. Will ask for the old password, check if it is +correct, and ask for a new one. + +This can be used together with `-masterkey` if +you forgot the password but know the master key. Note that without the +old password, gocryptfs cannot tell if the master key is correct and will +overwrite the old one without mercy. It will, however, create a backup copy +of the old config file as `gocryptfs.conf.bak`. Delete it after +you have verified that you can access your files with the +new password. -Available options are listed below. Usually, you don't need any. +#### -speed +Run crypto speed test. Benchmark Go's built-in GCM against OpenSSL +(if available). The library that will be selected on "-openssl=auto" +(the default) is marked as such. + +#### -version +Print version and exit. The output contains three fields separated by ";". +Example: "gocryptfs v1.1.1-5-g75b776c; go-fuse 6b801d3; 2016-11-01 go1.7.3". +Field 1 is the gocryptfs version, field 2 is the version of the go-fuse +library, field 3 is the compile date and the Go version that was +used. + +INIT OPTIONS +============ + +Available options for `-init` are listed below. Usually, you don't need any. Defaults are fine. #### -aessiv Use the AES-SIV encryption mode. This is slower than GCM but is secure with deterministic nonces as used in "-reverse" mode. +#### -devrandom +Use `/dev/random` for generating the master key instead of the default Go +implementation. This is especially useful on embedded systems with Go versions +prior to 1.9, which fall back to weak random data when the getrandom syscall +is blocking. Using this option can block indefinitely when the kernel cannot +harvest enough entropy. + +#### -hkdf +Use HKDF to derive separate keys for content and name encryption from +the master key. Default true. + +#### -nosyslog +Diagnostic messages are normally redirected to syslog once gocryptfs +daemonizes. This option disables the redirection and messages will +continue be printed to stdout and stderr. + +#### -plaintextnames +Do not encrypt file names and symlink targets. + +#### -raw64 +Use unpadded base64 encoding for file names. This gets rid of the +trailing "\\=\\=". A filesystem created with this option can only be +mounted using gocryptfs v1.2 and higher. Default true. + +#### -reverse +Reverse mode shows a read-only encrypted view of a plaintext +directory. Implies "-aessiv". + +#### -scryptn int +scrypt cost parameter expressed as scryptn=log2(N). Possible values are +10 to 28, representing N=2^10 to N=2^28. + +Setting this to a lower +value speeds up mounting and reduces its memory needs, but makes +the password susceptible to brute-force attacks. The default is 16. + +MOUNT OPTIONS +============= + +Available options for mounting are listed below. Usually, you don't need any. +Defaults are fine. + #### -allow_other By default, the Linux kernel prevents any other user (even root) to access a mounted FUSE filesystem. Settings this option allows access for @@ -52,12 +144,6 @@ other users, subject to file permission checking. Only works if user_allow_other is set in /etc/fuse.conf. This option is equivalent to "allow_other" plus "default_permissions" described in fuse(8). -#### -config string -Use specified config file instead of `CIPHERDIR/gocryptfs.conf`. - -#### -cpuprofile string -Write cpu profile to specified file. - #### -ctlsock string Create a control socket at the specified location. The socket can be used to decrypt and encrypt paths inside the filesystem. When using @@ -65,21 +151,11 @@ this option, make sure that the directory you place the socket in is not world-accessible. For example, `/run/user/UID/my.socket` would be suitable. -#### -d, -debug -Enable debug output. - #### -dev, -nodev Enable (`-dev`) or disable (`-nodev`) device files in a gocryptfs mount (default: `-nodev`). If both are specified, `-nodev` takes precedence. You need root permissions to use `-dev`. -#### -devrandom -Use `/dev/random` for generating the master key instead of the default Go -implementation. This is especially useful on embedded systems with Go versions -prior to 1.9, which fall back to weak random data when the getrandom syscall -is blocking. Using this option can block indefinitely when the kernel cannot -harvest enough entropy. - #### -e PATH, -exclude PATH Only for reverse mode: exclude relative plaintext path from the encrypted view, matching only from root of mounted filesystem. Can be passed multiple @@ -109,23 +185,6 @@ See also `-exclude`, `-exclude-wildcard` and the [EXCLUDING FILES](#excluding-fi Enable (`-exec`) or disable (`-noexec`) executables in a gocryptfs mount (default: `-exec`). If both are specified, `-noexec` takes precedence. -#### -extpass CMD [-extpass ARG1 ...] -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. If you just want to read from a password file, see `-passfile`. - -When `-extpass` is specified once, the string argument will be split on spaces. -For example, `-extpass "md5sum my password.txt"` will be executed as -`"md5sum" "my" "password.txt"`, which is NOT what you want. - -Specify `-extpass` twice or more to use the string arguments as-is. -For example, you DO want to call `md5sum` like this: -`-extpass "md5sum" -extpass "my password.txt"`. - -If you want to prevent splitting on spaces but don't want to pass arguments -to your program, use `"--"`, which is accepted by most programs: -`-extpass "my program" -extpass "--"` - #### -fg, -f Stay in the foreground instead of forking away. For compatibility, "-f" is also accepted, but "-fg" is preferred. @@ -133,10 +192,6 @@ For compatibility, "-f" is also accepted, but "-fg" is preferred. Unless `-notifypid` is also passed, the logs go to stdout and stderr instead of syslog. -#### -fido2 DEVICE_PATH -Use a FIDO2 token to initialize and unlock the filesystem. -Use "fido2-token -L" to obtain the FIDO2 token device path. - #### -force_owner string If given a string of the form "uid:gid" (where both "uid" and "gid" are substituted with positive integers), presents all files as owned by the given @@ -165,10 +220,6 @@ that uses built-in Go crypto. Setting this option forces the filesystem to read-only and noexec. -#### -fsck -Check CIPHERDIR for consistency. If corruption is found, the -exit code is 26. - #### -fsname string Override the filesystem name (first column in df -T). Can also be passed as "-o fsname=" and is equivalent to libfuse's option of the @@ -177,28 +228,11 @@ same name. By default, CIPHERDIR is used. #### -fusedebug Enable fuse library debug output. -#### -h, -help -Print a short help text that shows the more-often used options. - -#### -hh -Long help text, shows all available options. - -#### -hkdf -Use HKDF to derive separate keys for content and name encryption from -the master key. - #### -i duration, -idle duration Only for forward mode: automatically unmount the filesystem if it has been idle for the specified duration. Durations can be specified like "500s" or "2h45m". 0 (the default) means stay mounted indefinitely. -#### -info -Pretty-print the contents of the config file for human consumption, -stripping out sensitive data. - -#### -init -Initialize encrypted directory. - #### -ko Pass additional mount options to the kernel (comma-separated list). FUSE filesystems are mounted with "nodev,nosuid" by default. If gocryptfs @@ -219,31 +253,6 @@ Store names longer than 176 bytes in extra files (default true) This flag is useful when recovering old gocryptfs filesystems using "-masterkey". It is ignored (stays at the default) otherwise. -#### -masterkey string -Use a explicit master key specified on the command line or, if the special -value "stdin" is used, read the masterkey from stdin. 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". Use "-masterkey=stdin" -to avoid that risk. - -The masterkey option is meant as a recovery option for emergencies, such as -if you have forgotten the password or lost the config file. - -Even if a config file exists, it will not be used. All non-standard -settings have to be passed on the command line: `-aessiv` when you -mount a filesystem that was created using reverse mode, or -`-plaintextnames` for a filesystem that was created with that option. - -Examples: - - -masterkey=6f717d8b-6b5f8e8a-fd0aa206-778ec093-62c5669b-abd229cd-241e00cd-b4d6713d - -masterkey=stdin - -#### -memprofile string -Write memory profile to the specified file. This is useful when debugging -memory usage of gocryptfs. - #### -nodev See `-dev, -nodev`. @@ -276,11 +285,6 @@ out-of-space errors for a massive speedup. For benchmarks and more details of the issue see https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs/issues/63 . -#### -nosyslog -Diagnostic messages are normally redirected to syslog once gocryptfs -daemonizes. This option disables the redirection and messages will -continue be printed to stdout and stderr. - #### -nosuid See `-suid, -nosuid`. @@ -288,83 +292,13 @@ See `-suid, -nosuid`. Send USR1 to the specified process after successful mount. This is used internally for daemonization. -#### -o COMMA-SEPARATED-OPTIONS -For compatibility with mount(1), options are also accepted as -"-o COMMA-SEPARATED-OPTIONS" at the end of the command line. -For example, "-o q,zerokey" is equivalent to passing "-q -zerokey". - -Note that you can only use options that are understood by gocryptfs -with "-o". If you want to pass special flags to the kernel, you should -use "-ko" (*k*ernel *o*ption). This is different in libfuse-based -filesystems, that automatically pass any "-o" options they do not -understand along to the kernel. - -Example: - - gocryptfs /tmp/foo /tmp/bar -o q,zerokey - -#### -openssl bool/"auto" -Use OpenSSL instead of built-in Go crypto (default "auto"). Using -built-in crypto is 4x slower unless your CPU has AES instructions and -you are using Go 1.6+. In mode "auto", gocrypts chooses the faster -option. - -#### -passfile FILE [-passfile FILE2 ...] -Read password from the specified plain text file. The file should contain exactly -one line (do not use binary files!). -A warning will be printed if there is more than one line, and only -the first line will be used. A single -trailing newline is allowed and does not cause a warning. - -Pass this option multiple times to read the first line from multiple -files. They are concatenated for the effective password. - -Example: - - echo hello > hello.txt - echo word > world.txt - gocryptfs -passfile hello.txt -passfile world.txt - -The effective password will be "helloworld". - -#### -passwd -Change the password. Will ask for the old password, check if it is -correct, and ask for a new one. - -This can be used together with `-masterkey` if -you forgot the password but know the master key. Note that without the -old password, gocryptfs cannot tell if the master key is correct and will -overwrite the old one without mercy. It will, however, create a backup copy -of the old config file as `gocryptfs.conf.bak`. Delete it after -you have verified that you can access your files with the -new password. - -#### -plaintextnames -Do not encrypt file names and symlink targets. - -#### -q, -quiet -Quiet - silence informational messages. - -#### -raw64 -Use unpadded base64 encoding for file names. This gets rid of the -trailing "\\=\\=". A filesystem created with this option can only be -mounted using gocryptfs v1.2 and higher. - -#### -reverse -Reverse mode shows a read-only encrypted view of a plaintext -directory. Implies "-aessiv". - #### -rw, -ro Mount the filesystem read-write (`-rw`, default) or read-only (`-ro`). If both are specified, `-ro` takes precedence. -#### -scryptn int -scrypt cost parameter expressed as scryptn=log2(N). Possible values are -10 to 28, representing N=2^10 to N=2^28. - -Setting this to a lower -value speeds up mounting and reduces its memory needs, but makes -the password susceptible to brute-force attacks. The default is 16. +#### -reverse +See the `-reverse` section in INIT FLAGS. You need to specifiy the +`-reverse` option both at `-init` and at mount. #### -serialize_reads The kernel usually submits multiple concurrent reads to service @@ -408,38 +342,159 @@ and report any problems you may hit. More info: https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs/issues/156 -#### -speed -Run crypto speed test. Benchmark Go's built-in GCM against OpenSSL -(if available). The library that will be selected on "-openssl=auto" -(the default) is marked as such. - #### -suid, -nosuid Enable (`-suid`) or disable (`-nosuid`) suid and sgid executables in a gocryptfs mount (default: `-nosuid`). If both are specified, `-nosuid` takes precedence. You need root permissions to use `-suid`. +#### -zerokey +Use all-zero dummy master key. This options is only intended for +automated testing as it does not provide any security. + +COMMON OPTIONS +============== + +Options that apply to more than one action are listed below. +Each options lists where it is applicable. Again, usually you +don't need any. + +#### -config string +Use specified config file instead of `CIPHERDIR/gocryptfs.conf`. + +Applies to: all actions that use a config file: mount, `-fsck`, `-passwd`, `-info`, `-init`. + +#### -cpuprofile string +Write cpu profile to specified file. + +Applies to: all actions. + +#### -d, -debug +Enable debug output. + +Applies to: all actions. + +#### -extpass CMD [-extpass ARG1 ...] +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. If you just want to read from a password file, see `-passfile`. + +When `-extpass` is specified once, the string argument will be split on spaces. +For example, `-extpass "md5sum my password.txt"` will be executed as +`"md5sum" "my" "password.txt"`, which is NOT what you want. + +Specify `-extpass` twice or more to use the string arguments as-is. +For example, you DO want to call `md5sum` like this: +`-extpass "md5sum" -extpass "my password.txt"`. + +If you want to prevent splitting on spaces but don't want to pass arguments +to your program, use `"--"`, which is accepted by most programs: +`-extpass "my program" -extpass "--"` + +Applies to: all actions that ask for a password. + +#### -fido2 DEVICE_PATH +Use a FIDO2 token to initialize and unlock the filesystem. +Use "fido2-token -L" to obtain the FIDO2 token device path. + +Applies to: all actions that ask for a password. + +#### -masterkey string +Use a explicit master key specified on the command line or, if the special +value "stdin" is used, read the masterkey from stdin, instead of reading +the config file and asking for the decryption password. + +Note that the command line, and with it the master key, is visible to +anybody on the machine who can execute "ps -auxwww". Use "-masterkey=stdin" +to avoid that risk. + +The masterkey option is meant as a recovery option for emergencies, such as +if you have forgotten the password or lost the config file. + +Even if a config file exists, it will not be used. All non-standard +settings have to be passed on the command line: `-aessiv` when you +mount a filesystem that was created using reverse mode, or +`-plaintextnames` for a filesystem that was created with that option. + +Examples: + + -masterkey=6f717d8b-6b5f8e8a-fd0aa206-778ec093-62c5669b-abd229cd-241e00cd-b4d6713d + -masterkey=stdin + +Applies to: all actions that ask for a password. + +#### -memprofile string +Write memory profile to the specified file. This is useful when debugging +memory usage of gocryptfs. + +Applies to: all actions. + +#### -o COMMA-SEPARATED-OPTIONS +For compatibility with mount(1), options are also accepted as +"-o COMMA-SEPARATED-OPTIONS" at the end of the command line. +For example, "-o q,zerokey" is equivalent to passing "-q -zerokey". + +Note that you can only use options that are understood by gocryptfs +with "-o". If you want to pass special flags to the kernel, you should +use "-ko" (*k*ernel *o*ption). This is different in libfuse-based +filesystems, that automatically pass any "-o" options they do not +understand along to the kernel. + +Example: + + gocryptfs /tmp/foo /tmp/bar -o q,zerokey + +Applies to: all actions. + +#### -openssl bool/"auto" +Use OpenSSL instead of built-in Go crypto (default "auto"). Using +built-in crypto is 4x slower unless your CPU has AES instructions and +you are using Go 1.6+. In mode "auto", gocrypts chooses the faster +option. + +Applies to: all actions. + +#### -passfile FILE [-passfile FILE2 ...] +Read password from the specified plain text file. The file should contain exactly +one line (do not use binary files!). +A warning will be printed if there is more than one line, and only +the first line will be used. A single +trailing newline is allowed and does not cause a warning. + +Pass this option multiple times to read the first line from multiple +files. They are concatenated for the effective password. + +Example: + + echo hello > hello.txt + echo word > world.txt + gocryptfs -passfile hello.txt -passfile world.txt + +The effective password will be "helloworld". + +Applies to: all actions that ask for a password. + +#### -q, -quiet +Quiet - silence informational messages. + +Applies to: all actions. + #### -trace string Write execution trace to file. View the trace using "go tool trace FILE". -#### -version -Print version and exit. The output contains three fields separated by ";". -Example: "gocryptfs v1.1.1-5-g75b776c; go-fuse 6b801d3; 2016-11-01 go1.7.3". -Field 1 is the gocryptfs version, field 2 is the version of the go-fuse -library, field 3 is the compile date and the Go version that was -used. +Applies to: all actions. #### -wpanic When encountering a warning, panic and exit immediately. This is useful in regression testing. -#### -zerokey -Use all-zero dummy master key. This options is only intended for -automated testing as it does not provide any security. +Applies to: all actions. #### \-\- Stop option parsing. Helpful when CIPHERDIR may start with a dash "-". +Applies to: all actions. + EXCLUDING FILES =============== |