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== Using OS X Core Storage encryption == | == Using OS X Core Storage encryption == | ||
− | Although upstream OpenZFS has a "project" to work on [http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Projects#Platform_agnostic_encryption_support platform-agnostic encryption support] at the ZFS dataset level, we have an obvious solution to block-level encryption | + | Although upstream OpenZFS has a "project" to work on [http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Projects#Platform_agnostic_encryption_support platform-agnostic encryption support] at the ZFS dataset level, we have an obvious solution to block-level encryption already at hand: AES-XTS (Core Storage/FileVault 2). |
This is the OS X analogue of the following block-level encryption systems on other operating systems that support ZFS: | This is the OS X analogue of the following block-level encryption systems on other operating systems that support ZFS: |
Revision as of 17:03, 7 May 2014
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Using OS X Core Storage encryption
Although upstream OpenZFS has a "project" to work on platform-agnostic encryption support at the ZFS dataset level, we have an obvious solution to block-level encryption already at hand: AES-XTS (Core Storage/FileVault 2).
This is the OS X analogue of the following block-level encryption systems on other operating systems that support ZFS:
- FreeBSD: geli
- Linux: LUKS
The overall procedure is, as follows: convert an empty HFS+ partition to use Core Storage and apply Core Storage encryption. Then use the Core Storage Logical Volume as a device in your zpool by supplying it to "zpool create," "zpool add," "zpool attach," etc.
PREREQUISITES
Build ZFS from source, or wait for the next installer, newer than 1.2.0 (for explanation, see original IRC chat).
Caveat
As noted in the article suppressing the annoying pop-up, you will receive a pop-up claiming the disk isn't readable by this computer. This is a well documented problem, see the article above. It does however lead to one step which can be confusing: when decrypting the disk (e.g. on startup), the "bug" will make OS X believe the disk wasn't decrypted, and thus "wiggle" and present the prompt again.
Take it on faith that once you've decrypted the disk, you can safely close the dialog box (with Cancel). You can verify this with your pools availability.
Steps
The initial layout, with disk1 being the external disk (counter-intuitively named "Internal HD") intended as encrypted ZFS device.
# diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *160.0 GB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 159.7 GB disk0s2 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk1 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1 2: Apple_HFS Internal HD 999.9 GB disk1s2
We note that disk1s2 is the partition to be encrypted, and we convert it to CoreStorage (think LVM), to enable encryption:
# diskutil corestorage convert /dev/disk1s2 Started CoreStorage operation on disk1s2 Internal HD Resizing disk to fit Core Storage headers Creating Core Storage Logical Volume Group Attempting to unmount disk1s2 Switching disk1s2 to Core Storage Waiting for Logical Volume to appear Mounting Logical Volume Core Storage LVG UUID: 4690972A-484E-42E2-B72D-933A58E41237 Core Storage PV UUID: 22A1A783-01BA-4ABA-B4A3-2A9146506519 Core Storage LV UUID: F6D16BFE-B6E9-4A9B-BC03-E5CD03772C44 Core Storage disk: disk2 Finished CoreStorage operation on disk1s2 Internal HD
Note that we converted the existing unencrypted HFS partition.
Next, we encrypt the logical volume, our Core Storage disk, disk2:
# diskutil corestorage encryptVolume /dev/disk2 New passphrase for existing volume: Confirm new passphrase: The Core Storage Logical Volume UUID is F6D16BFE-B6E9-4A9B-BC03-E5CD03772C44 Started CoreStorage operation on disk2 Internal HD Scheduling encryption of Core Storage Logical Volume Core Storage LV UUID: F6D16BFE-B6E9-4A9B-BC03-E5CD03772C44 Finished CoreStorage operation on disk2 Internal HD
Note that we used disk2, the logical volume, not disk1s2.
This can and will take a while to complete. You can check the status by issuing:
# diskutil cs list | grep "Conversion Progress"
Until it's done:
Conversion Progress: -none-
Your partition layout should now look like:
# diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *160.0 GB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 159.7 GB disk0s2 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk1 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.9 GB disk1s2 3: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB disk1s3 /dev/disk2 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS *999.5 GB disk2
disk2 being our encrypted, unlocked HFS device. If you have yet to be prompted for the passphrase by OS X, now would be a good time to restart your Mac and try it out.
Lastly, we'll prepare the volume for ZFS, by unmounting /dev/disk2:
# mount ... /dev/disk2 on /Volumes/Internal HD (hfs, local, journaled) # umount "/Volumes/Internal HD"
You can now proceed with Zpool#Creating_a_pool or standard ZFS manuals.
For illustration purpose
# zpool list no pools available # zpool create -f -o ashift=12 ZFS_VOLUME /dev/disk2 # zpool list ZFS_VOLUME 928G 20.8G 907G 2% 1.00x ONLINE -
Reason for "use latest"
This commit is potentially vital: e795742 ilovezfs: Make the check for Core Storage LV more forgiving.
Original IRC chat
[14:07] < ilovezfs_> if you want encryption you have a few options [14:07] < ilovezfs_> https://github.com/zfsrogue/osx-zfs-crypto [14:07] < lundman> :) [14:08] < ilovezfs_> or you can do what cbreak-work said, and use an encrypted sparsebundle [14:08] < ilovezfs_> (I'd give it its own zfs file system) [14:08] < ilovezfs_> or you can create a zvol, and put an encrypted CoreStorage/Filevault2 HFS+ file system on it [14:09] < ilovezfs_> or you can put the pool itself on top of CoreStorage [14:09] < ilovezfs_> The last option you should not do with the installer version. [14:10] < ilovezfs_> But wait for the next installer if that's the route you want to go [14:10] < ilovezfs_> or build from source. [14:10] < aandy> ah, interesting. does filevault2 require hfs+? not that it'd surprise me [14:11] < ilovezfs_> no it does not [14:11] < ilovezfs_> but it is not possible to set other Content Hints [14:11] < ilovezfs_> so it will always say HFS+ even if you do put ZFS on your logical volumes - [14:13] < ilovezfs_> aandy: so basically the procedure is to format the volume HFS+ [14:13] *** ottmarklaas [~ottmarkla@cpe-67-248-51-197.nycap.res.rr.com] has quit [Quit: ottmarklaas] [14:13] < ilovezfs_> aandy: then run 'diskutil corestorage convert' on it [14:13] < ilovezfs_> then you can encrypt it [14:14] < ilovezfs_> then you unmount the HFS+ [14:14] < ilovezfs_> and zpool create on the logical volume. [14:14] < ilovezfs_> And you should be good to go. [14:14] < aandy> on the original HFS+ partition, right? [14:14] < ilovezfs_> right [14:14] < ilovezfs_> but id encrypt first [14:14] < ilovezfs_> then put zfs on [14:14] < aandy> right. perfect [14:15] < ilovezfs_> diskutil cs convert... [14:15] < ilovezfs_> diskutil cs encryptVolume ... [14:15] < ilovezfs_> etc. [14:16] < ilovezfs_> The reason not to use the installer version, is that it will attempt to partition the Core Storage Logical Volume. [14:16] < ilovezfs_> But since 10.8.5 and after, Apple doesn't like that. [14:16] < ilovezfs_> So we added new code to detect Core Storage and not partition if it sees it's Core Storage.
Time Machine Backups
As a follow-up, here's one approach to using ZFS for your Time Machine Backups:
While it has been discussed in heated arguments, e.g. https://github.com/openzfsonosx/zfs/issues/66, I still believe there's at least one ZFS feature I'd like to test with Time Machine: compression.
The hypothesis being:
a HFS+ sparse bundle stored on a compressed (gzip, lz4), deduped dataset should yield a compression ratio > 1.0. (previously observed 1.4 with compression=on, dedup=off, FreeBSD network Time Machine drives).
To work around compatible disks for Time Machine, we create a HFS+ bundle, store it on ZFS and set the mounted image as a backup destination, no "TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes" needed.
1. Create, and mount, a sparse bundle from your zfs filesystem, e.g. with makeImage.sh
2. Set your sparse bundle as the (active) backup destination # tmutil setdestination -a /Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups