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ecryptfs-utils_73-0ubuntu6_i386 
NAME
eCryptfs - an enterprise-class cryptographic filesystem for linux
SYNOPSIS
mount -t ecryptfs [SRC DIR] [DST DIR] -o [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
eCryptfs is a POSIX-compliant enterprise-class stacked cryptographic
filesystem for Linux. It is derived from Erez Zadok’s Cryptfs,
implemented through the FiST framework for generating stacked
filesystems. eCryptfs extends Cryptfs to provide advanced key
management and policy features. eCryptfs stores cryptographic metadata
in the header of each file written, so that encrypted files can be
copied between hosts; the file will be decryptable with the proper key,
and there is no need to keep track of any additional information aside
from what is already in the encrypted file itself. Think of eCryptfs as
a sort of "gnupgfs."
OPTIONS
KERNEL OPTIONS
Parameters that apply to the eCryptfs kernel module.
ecryptfs_sig=(fekek_sig)
Specify the signature of the mount wide authentication token.
The authentication token must be in the kernel keyring before
the mount is performed. ecryptfs-manager or the eCryptfs mount
helper can be used to construct the authentication token and add
it to the keyring prior to mounting.
ecryptfs_fnek_sig=(fnek_sig)
Specify the signature of the mount wide authentication token
used for filename crypto. The authentication must be in the
kernel keyring before mounting.
ecryptfs_cipher=(cipher)
Specify the symmetric cipher to be used on a per file basis
ecryptfs_key_bytes=(key_bytes)
Specify the keysize to be used with the selected cipher. If the
cipher only has one keysize the keysize does not need to be
specified.
ecryptfs_passthrough
Allows for non-eCryptfs files to be read and written from within
an eCryptfs mount. This option is turned off by default.
no_sig_cache
Do not check the mount key signature against the values in the
user’s ~/.ecryptfs/sig-cache.txt file. This is useful for such
things as non-interactive setup scripts, so that the mount
helper does not stop and prompt the user in the event that the
key sig is not in the cache.
ecryptfs_encrypted_view
This option, when set, will have eCryptfs return the encrypted
versions of the lower files, rather than decrypt encrypted files
and return the decrypted data from the lower files. This options
is useful for such things as backup utilities.
ecryptfs_xattr
Store the metadata in the extended attribute of the lower files
rather than the header region of the lower files.
MOUNT HELPER OPTIONS
Parameters that apply to the eCryptfs mount helper.
key=(keytype):[KEY MODULE OPTIONS]
Specify the type of key to be used when mounting eCryptfs.
ecryptfs_enable_filename_crypto=(y/N)
Specify whether filename encryption should be enabled. If not,
the mount helper will not prompt the user for the filename
encryption key signature.
KEY MODULE OPTIONS
Parameters that apply to individual key modules have the alias
for the key module in the prefix of the parameter name. Key
modules are pluggable, and which key modules are available on
any given system is dependent upon whatever happens to be
installed in /usr/lib*/ecryptfs/. By default, this includes, at
a minimum, "passphrase" and "openssl."
passphrase_passwd=(passphrase)
The actual password is password. Since the password is visible
to utilities (like ps under Unix) this form should only be used
where security is not important.
passphrase_passwd_file=(filename)
The password should be specified in a file with
passwd=(passphrase). It is highly reccomended that the file be
stored on a secure medium such as a personal usb key.
passphrase_passwd_fd=(file descriptor)
The password is specified through the specified file descriptor.
passphrase_salt=(hex value)
The salt should be specified as a 16 digit hex value.
openssl_keyfile=(filename)
The filename should be the filename of a file containing an RSA
SSL key.
openssl_passwd_file=(filename)
The password should be specified in a file with passwd=(openssl-
password). It is highly reccomended that the file be stored on a
secure medium such as a personal usb key.
openssl_passwd_fd=(file descriptor)
The password is specified through the specified file descriptor.
openssl_passwd=(password)
The password can be specified on the command line. Since the
password is visible in the process list, it is highly
recommended to use this option only for testing purposes.
EXAMPLE
The following command will layover mount eCryptfs on /secret with a
passphrase contained in a file stored on secure media mounted at
/mnt/secureusb/.
mount -t ecryptfs -o
key=passphrase:passphrase_passwd_file=/mnt/secureusb/passwd_file.txt
/secret /secret
Where passwd_file.txt contains the contents
"passphrase_passwd=[passphrase]".
SEE ALSO
mount(8)
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html
http://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/
NOTES
Do not run eCryptfs in higher verbosity levels unless you are doing so
for the sole purpose of development, since secret values will be
written out to the system log in that case. Make certain that your
eCryptfs mount covers all locations where your applications may write
sensitive data. In addition, use dm-crypt to encrypt your swap space
with a random key on boot.
BUGS
Please post bug reports to the eCryptfs bug tracker on Launchpad.net:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+filebug.
For kernel bugs, please follow the procedure detailed in
Documentation/oops-tracing.txt to help us figure out what is happening.
AUTHOR
This manpage was (re-)written by Dustin Kirkland
<kirkland@canonical.com> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by
others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2
or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.