pmt-ehd(8)							     pam_mount								pmt-ehd(8)

Name
       pmt-ehd - create an encrypted disk image

Syntax
       pmt-ehd [-DFx] [-c fscipher] [-h hash] [-k fscipher_keybits] [-t fstype] -f container_path -s size_in_mb

Options
       Mandatory options that are absent are inquired interactively, and pmt-ehd will exit if stdin is not a terminal.

       -D     Turn on debugging strings.

       -F     Force operation that would otherwise ask for interactive confirmation. Multiple -F can be specified to apply more force.

       -c cipher
	      The  cipher  to  be  used for the filesystem. This can take any value that cryptsetup(8) recognizes, usually in the form of "cipher-
	      mode[-extras]".  Recommended are aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 (this is the default) or aes-xts-essiv:sha256.

       -f path
	      Store the new disk image at path. If the file already exists, pmt-ehd will prompt before overwriting unless -F  is  given.  If  path
	      refers to a symlink, pmt-ehd will act even more cautious.

       -h hash
	      Message digest/hash used for key derivation in the PBKDF2 stage. The default is sha512.

       -i cipher
	      (This option had been removed in pam_mount/pmt_ehd 2.11.)

       -k keybits
	      The keysize for the cipher specified with -c. Some ciphers support multiple keysizes, AES for example is available with at least the
	      keysizes 192 and 256.  Defaults to 256 (to match aes-cbc-essiv). Note that XTS uses two keys, but drawn from the same key  material,
	      so aes-cbc-256 is equivalent to aes-xts-512, and aes-cbc-128 is to aes-xts-256.

       -p path
	      (This option had been removed in pam_mount/pmt_ehd 2.11.)

       -s size
	      The initial size of the encrypted filesystem, in megabytes. This option is ignored when the filesystem is created on a block device.

       -t fstype
	      Filesystem to use for the encrypted filesystem. Defaults to xfs.

       -u user
	      Give  the  container and fskey files to user (because the program is usually runs as root, and the files would otherwise retain root
	      ownership).

       -x     Do not initialize the container with random bytes. This may impact secrecy.

   Description
       pmt-ehd can be used to create a new encrypted container, and replaces the previous mkehd script as well as any HOWTOs that explain  how	to
       do it manually.	Without any arguments, pmt-ehd will interactively ask for all missing parameters. To create a container with a size of 256
       MB, use:

       pmt-ehd -f /home/user.cont -s 256

pam_mount							    2011-Aug-05 							pmt-ehd(8)