Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.2

Chapter 4. Security

volume_key-0.3.9

Introduction to volume_key

The volume_key package provides a library for manipulating storage volume encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes to handle forgotten passphrases.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.2 platform.

Package Information

volume_key Dependencies

Required

cryptsetup-1.7.5, GLib-2.54.3, GPGME-1.10.0, and Python-2.7.14

Optional

SWIG-3.0.12

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/volume_key

Installation of volume_key

Install volume_key by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a functioning test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
sed -i '/config.h/d' /usr/include/volume_key/libvolume_key.h

Command Explanations

sed -i '/config.h/d' /usr/include/volume_key/libvolume_key.h: Removes a reference to config.h, which is not installed.

Contents

Installed Program: volume_key
Installed Library: libvolume_key.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/volume_key

Short Descriptions

volume_key

manages encrypted volume keys and passphrases.

volume_key.so

contains API functions for managing encrypted volume keys.

Last updated on 2015-09-25 08:48:24 -0500