debops.cryptsetup default variables

Required packages

cryptsetup__base_packages

List of base packages to install.

cryptsetup__base_packages:
  - 'cryptsetup'

List of encrypted filesystems

cryptsetup__devices

Global definition list of encrypted devices.

Refer to the documentation of all options for more details.

cryptsetup__devices: []
cryptsetup__group_devices

Host group definition list of encrypted devices.

cryptsetup__group_devices: []
cryptsetup__host_devices

Host definition list of encrypted devices.

cryptsetup__host_devices: []
cryptsetup__combined_devices

Combined list of encrypted devices in the order as they will be processed.

cryptsetup__combined_devices: '{{ (cryptsetup__devices | list) +
                                  (cryptsetup__group_devices | list) +
                                  (cryptsetup__host_devices | list) }}'
cryptsetup__devices_execution_strategy

The execution strategy to use for processing the cryptsetup__combined_devices list.

serial

Process one device at a time (from start to finish) before processing the next one in the list.

This is more verbose.

parallel

Process all devices in parallel meaning that every task (like creating the keyfile or initializing LUKS) is done with all devices at a time before moving on to the next task. This means that all devices will be done at the same time.

This is more compact.

You will only need to change this when you want to use the Plaintext device mapper target of one item as the Ciphertext block device of another item. Refer to Example for chaining multiple ciphers for details.

cryptsetup__devices_execution_strategy: 'parallel'

Keyfile settings

cryptsetup__secret_path

Location where keyfiles are generated and stored on the Ansible controller.

cryptsetup__secret_path: '{{ secret + "/cryptsetup/" + ansible_fqdn }}'
cryptsetup__secret_owner

System user who owns the secret directory and all files in it on the Ansible controller. You might want to change that if you run this role as root on the Ansible controller itself but the secrets directory is managed by another user. The default is set to the special value omit to use the owner under which the role is run.

cryptsetup__secret_owner: '{{ omit }}'
cryptsetup__secret_group

System group of the secret directory and all files in it on the Ansible controller. You might want to change that if you run this role as root on the Ansible controller itself but the secrets directory is managed by another user. The default is set to the special value omit to use the primary group under which the role is run.

cryptsetup__secret_group: '{{ omit }}'
cryptsetup__secret_mode

File mode used for the secret directory and all files in it on the Ansible controller.

cryptsetup__secret_mode: 'u=rwX,g=,o='
cryptsetup__keyfile_remote_location

Directory where the keyfiles will be stored on the remote system.

cryptsetup__keyfile_remote_location: '{{ (ansible_local.fhs.var | d("/var/local"))
                                         + "/keyfiles" }}'
cryptsetup__keyfile_owner

System user who owns the keyfiles on the remote system.

cryptsetup__keyfile_owner: 'root'
cryptsetup__keyfile_group

System group of the keyfiles on the remote system.

cryptsetup__keyfile_group: 'root'
cryptsetup__keyfile_mode

File mode used for the keyfiles on the remote system.

cryptsetup__keyfile_mode: '0600'
cryptsetup__keyfile_source_dev

The source device where the keyfile will be read from using dd.

cryptsetup__keyfile_source_dev: '/dev/random'
cryptsetup__keyfile_gen_type

Type of keyfile to generate. Supported choices: binary, text. Refer to item.keyfile_gen_type for details.

cryptsetup__keyfile_gen_type: 'binary'
cryptsetup__keyfile_gen_command

The command which should be used to generate the keyfile when item.keyfile_gen_type is set to text. Refer to item.keyfile_gen_command for details.

cryptsetup__keyfile_gen_command: 'pwgen --secure 123 1'
cryptsetup__keyfile_shred_command

Command plus options to use when shredding/deleting the keyfile on the remote system. The file to delete will be passed as last argument.

Depending on which filesystem and lower levels the keyfile is stored on, the shred operation might be of limited use e. g. because of snapshots or copy-on-write. Try it anyway. Note that there is still at least one copy of the keyfile on the Ansible controller.

cryptsetup__keyfile_shred_command: 'shred --remove --zero --iterations=42'

LUKS header backup

cryptsetup__header_backup_remote_location

Directory where the header backups from LUKS will be stored on the remote system.

The LUKS header backup will be stored in this file:

1{{ cryptsetup__header_backup_remote_location + "/" + item.name + "_header_backup.raw" }}

on the Ansible controller.

cryptsetup__header_backup_remote_location: '{{ (ansible_local.fhs.backup | d("/var/backups"))
                                               + "/luks_header_backup" }}'
cryptsetup__header_backup

Should a header backup be created and stored on the remote system and the Ansible controller? Refer to item.backup_header for details.

cryptsetup__header_backup: True
cryptsetup__header_backup_shred_command

Command plus options to use when shredding/deleting the header backup on the remote system. The file to delete will be passed as last argument.

This is technically not needed as the LUKS header is still present and left intact on the ciphertext block device, but absent is designed to remove all files/traces previously created by the role.

Also note the comment about the effectiveness on cryptsetup__keyfile_shred_command.

cryptsetup__header_backup_shred_command: 'shred --remove --zero --iterations=2'

Ciphertext block device options

cryptsetup__use_uuid

Use the UUID of the ciphertext block device in /etc/crypttab instead of the file path given by item.ciphertext_block_device. Refer to item.use_uuid for details.

cryptsetup__use_uuid: True

Swap options

cryptsetup__swap_priority

Default swap device priority, from -1 to 32767. Higher numbers indicate higher priority. Refer to item.swap_priority for details.

cryptsetup__swap_priority: -1

Filesystem options

cryptsetup__fstype

Default filesystem to create and configure in /etc/fstab. Refer to item.fstype for details.

cryptsetup__fstype: 'ext4'
cryptsetup__fstab_file

File path to the fstab(5) file where file systems should be configured.

cryptsetup__fstab_file: '/etc/fstab'
cryptsetup__mount_options

List of default mount options. Refer to item.mount_options for details.

cryptsetup__mount_options:
  - 'noatime'
  - 'nodiratime'
cryptsetup__state

Default state for all devices. Refer to item.state for details.

cryptsetup__state: 'mounted'
cryptsetup__mountpoint_parent_directory

Parent directory under which all encrypted filesystems will be mounted.

cryptsetup__mountpoint_parent_directory: '/media'

Cryptography defaults

cryptsetup__crypttab_options

Default list of options to configure for each device in /etc/crypttab. Refer to item.crypttab_options for details.

cryptsetup__crypttab_options: []
cryptsetup__crypttab_file

File path to the crypttab(5) file where encrypted file systems should be configured.

cryptsetup__crypttab_file: '/etc/crypttab'
cryptsetup__hash

Specifies the passphrase hash. For the luks item.mode it specifies the hash used in the LUKS key setup scheme and volume key digest for cryptsetup luksFormat. Corresponds with the --hash parameter.

The current default of cryptsetup (as shown by cryptsetup --help) is sha1. Set to default to use the compiled-in default of cryptsetup.

Refs: https://security.stackexchange.com/a/40218

This is the default for item.hash.

cryptsetup__hash: 'sha512'
cryptsetup__cipher

Cipher specification string. Corresponds with the --cipher parameter.

The current default of cryptsetup (as shown by cryptsetup --help) is aes-xts-plain64. Set to default to use the compiled-in default of cryptsetup.

This is the default for item.cipher.

cryptsetup__cipher: 'aes-xts-plain64'
cryptsetup__key_size

Key size in bits. The argument has to be a multiple of 8. The possible key-sizes are limited by the cipher and mode used. Corresponds with the --key-size parameter.

The current default of cryptsetup (as shown by cryptsetup --help) is 256. Set to default to use the compiled-in default of cryptsetup.

Note that in XTS mode, only half of the key size specified here will be used for the block cypher (512 will result in AES-256). Using AES-128 is still considered secure and is faster in most cases. The reason to go with a different default value then the compiled-in default of cryptsetup was to have long-term secure storage even when quantum-computing with enough stable qubits become available to your adversary. Plus, with hardware acceleration available in most x86 CPUs nowadays, it really does not make much of a difference anymore (at least for AES).

Refs: https://crypto.stackexchange.com/a/7869

This is the default for item.key_size.

cryptsetup__key_size: 512
cryptsetup__use_dev_random

Should /dev/random be used to generate the LUKS master key? Corresponds with the --use-random and --use-urandom parameters.

The current default of cryptsetup (as shown by cryptsetup --help) is /dev/urandom. Set to default to use the compiled-in default of cryptsetup.

Check random(4) and https://bettercrypto.org/ for details.

cryptsetup__use_dev_random: True
cryptsetup__iter_time

The number of milliseconds to spend with PBKDF2 passphrase processing. Corresponds with the --iter-time parameter.

The current default of cryptsetup (as shown by cryptsetup --help) is 1000 milliseconds. Set to default to use the compiled-in default of cryptsetup.

This is the default for item.iter_time.

cryptsetup__iter_time: 'default'

Configuration for other Ansible roles

cryptsetup__persistent_paths__dependent_paths

Configuration for the debops.persistent_paths.

cryptsetup__persistent_paths__dependent_paths:

  '50_debops_cryptsetup':
    by_role: 'debops.cryptsetup'
    paths:
      - '{{ cryptsetup__fstab_file }}'
      - '{{ cryptsetup__crypttab_file }}'
      - '{{ cryptsetup__keyfile_remote_location }}'
      - '{{ cryptsetup__header_backup_remote_location }}'
      - '{{ cryptsetup__mountpoint_parent_directory }}'