[OT?] Enable hardware encryption on RDX...

Udo Kaune <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.bacula.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Am 10.03.25 um 11:20 schrieb Marco Gaiarin:
> After fiddling a bit with tapes, i'm trying to enable hardware encryption on
> RDX, using stenc.
>
> Seems supported:
>
>   root@sdpve2:~# /usr/bin/stenc -f /dev/disk/by-id/usb-TANDBERG_RDX_008650987562-0:0 --detail
>   Status for /dev/disk/by-id/usb-TANDBERG_RDX_008650987562-0:0
>   --------------------------------------------------
>   Device Mfg:              TANDBERG
>   Product ID:              RDX
>   Product Revision:        0283
>   Drive Encryption:        off
>   Drive Output:            Not decrypting
>                            Raw encrypted data not outputted
>   Drive Input:             Not encrypting
>   Key Instance Counter:    0
>   Volume Encryption:       Unknown result '0'
>
> But trying some set of 'address' index (at least, from 0 to 7) there's no
> way to enroll the key:
>
>   root@sdpve2:~# /usr/bin/stenc -f "/dev/disk/by-id/usb-TANDBERG_RDX_008650987562-0:0" -e mixed -a 0 -k "/etc/bacula/certs/sdpve2-8650987562-256-2025.key"
>   Provided key length is 256 bits.
>   Key checksum is 9c.
>   Turning on encryption on device '/dev/disk/by-id/usb-TANDBERG_RDX_008650987562-0:0'...
>   Sense Code:              Illegal Request (0x05)
>    ASC:                    0x24
>    ASCQ:                   0x00
>    Additional data:        0x000000000000000000000000
>   Error: Turning encryption on for '/dev/disk/by-id/usb-TANDBERG_RDX_008650987562-0:0' failed!
>   Usage: stenc --version | -g <length> -k <file> [-kd <description>] | -f <device> [--detail] [-e <on/mixed/rawread/off> [-k <file>] [-kd <description>] [-a <index>] [--protect | --unprotect] [--ckod] ]
>   Type 'man stenc' for more information.
>
>
> I've tried also 128bit key. I've tried with mounted disk or unmounted.
>
>
> Someone have some clue? Thanks.

Hi Marco,

On my Quantum Superloaders there needs to be a tape in the drive to 
accept the key and bacula-sd must be stopped (did not try if bconsole 
release suffices). Encryption on RDX is working differently:
https://ftp1.overlandtandberg.com/website/website/WP_Introducing_RDX_PowerEncrypt.pdf

Cheers, Udo

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