aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorMilan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>2024-04-09 10:37:26 +0200
committerMilan Broz <gmazyland@gmail.com>2024-04-09 10:46:13 +0200
commitbc62204a412b56de833dc23d21dbbffca9a18f2b (patch)
tree99bcaac4780176381640878054a786d75ef27f29
parent4bd64eed821b96f21ca1c6936dcf532f1e72d59c (diff)
downloadcryptsetup-bc62204a412b56de833dc23d21dbbffca9a18f2b.tar.gz
Add warning about OPAL admin PIN to man page and release notes.
-rw-r--r--docs/v2.7.2-ReleaseNotes8
-rw-r--r--man/common_options.adoc8
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/v2.7.2-ReleaseNotes b/docs/v2.7.2-ReleaseNotes
index 73df5e5c..1d683534 100644
--- a/docs/v2.7.2-ReleaseNotes
+++ b/docs/v2.7.2-ReleaseNotes
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ Changes since version 2.7.1
as this passphrase already exists.
* Update license for FAQ document to CC BY-SA 4.0.
+
+NOTE: Please note that with OPAL-only (--hw-opal-only) encryption,
+the configured OPAL administrator PIN (passphrase) allows unlocking
+all configured locking ranges without LUKS keyslot decryption
+(without knowledge of LUKS passphrase).
+Because of many observed problems with compatibility, cryptsetup
+currently DOES NOT use OPAL single-user mode, which would allow such
+decoupling of OPAL admin PIN access.
diff --git a/man/common_options.adoc b/man/common_options.adoc
index 4cd83185..841929bd 100644
--- a/man/common_options.adoc
+++ b/man/common_options.adoc
@@ -344,6 +344,14 @@ ifdef::ACTION_LUKSFORMAT[]
Format LUKS2 device with HW based encryption configured on SED OPAL locking range only. LUKS2
format only manages locking range unlock key. This option enables HW based data encryption managed
by SED OPAL drive only.
++
+*NOTE*: Please note that with OPAL-only (--hw-opal-only) encryption,
+the configured OPAL administrator PIN (passphrase) allows unlocking
+all configured locking ranges without LUKS keyslot decryption
+(without knowledge of LUKS passphrase).
+Because of many observed problems with compatibility, cryptsetup
+currently DOES NOT use OPAL single-user mode, which would allow such
+decoupling of OPAL admin PIN access.
endif::[]
ifdef::ACTION_REENCRYPT[]