Re: [RFD] Common userspace tool for fscypto

[Michael Halcrow]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 4:35 AM, Richard Weinberger <richard@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Since file level encryption has more than one user, currently ext4, f2fs and soon ubifs
> it would be nice to have a single tool to control fscrypto from userspace.
>
> For ext4 we have already at least two tools, one as part of e2fsprogs and another
> one on github[0]. IMHO the latter one is much more user friendly and intuitive to use.
> I as unable to find the userspace tool for f2fs.
>
> That said, what about implementing such a tool as part of util-linux to control
> fscrypto? We (David and I) would volunteer.

While discussing several changes we have staged for release (we're
trying to minimize churn by batching a large set of format changes all
at once), we've recently recognized this need on my team and were
planning on starting work on exactly what you propose.

> Thanks,
> //richard
>
> [0] https://github.com/gdelugre/ext4-crypt