CLEVIS-LUKS-UNLOCKERS(7)

NAME
clevis-luks-unlockers - Overview of clevis luks unlockers

OVERVIEW

Clevis provides unlockers for LUKS volumes which can use LUKS policy:

    • clevis-luks-unlock - Unlocks manually using the command line.

    • dracut - Unlocks automatically during early boot.

    • systemd - Unlocks automatically during late boot.

    • udisks2 - Unlocks automatically in a GNOME desktop session.

Once a LUKS volume is bound using clevis luks bind, it can be unlocked using any of the above unlockers without using a password.

MANUAL UNLOCKING

You can unlock a LUKS volume manually using the following command:

    $ sudo clevis luks unlock -d /dev/sda

For more information, see

EARLY BOOT UNLOCKING

If Clevis integration does not already ship in your initramfs, you may need to rebuild your initramfs with this command:

    $ sudo dracut -f

Once Clevis is integrated into your initramfs, a simple reboot should unlock your root volume. Note, however, that early boot integration only works for the root volume. Non-root volumes should use the late boot unlocker.

Dracut will not bring up your network by default. You can either have it come up via DHCP by using rd.neednet=1 in kernel cmdline or you can specify custom network parameters, such as static IP configuration, please consult the dracut documentation.

DHCP can be easily added to early boot by setting it in a configuration file and rebuilding initramfs afterwards

    $ echo 'kernel_cmdline="rd.neednet=1"' | sudo tee /etc/dracut.conf.d/clevis.conf
    $ sudo dracut -f

LATE BOOT UNLOCKING

You can enable late boot unlocking by executing the following command:

    $ sudo systemctl enable clevis-luks-askpass.path

After a reboot, Clevis will attempt to unlock all devices listed in /etc/crypttab that have clevis bindings when systemd prompts for their passwords.

DESKTOP UNLOCKING

When the udisks2 unlocker is installed, your GNOME desktop session should unlock LUKS removable devices configured with Clevis automatically. You may need to restart your desktop session after installation for the unlocker to be loaded.

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