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@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drduh/YubiKey-Guide/master/config/gpg.con
The options will look similar to:
```console
$ grep -ve "^#" $GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf
$ grep -v "^#" $GNUPGHOME/gpg.conf
personal-cipher-preferences AES256 AES192 AES
personal-digest-preferences SHA512 SHA384 SHA256
personal-compress-preferences ZLIB BZIP2 ZIP Uncompressed
@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ list-options show-uid-validity
verify-options show-uid-validity
with-fingerprint
require-cross-certification
require-secmem
no-symkey-cache
armor
use-agent
@ -388,12 +389,22 @@ To improve readability, this guide recommends a passphrase consisting only of up
The following commands will generate a strong[^2] passphrase while avoiding certain similar-looking characters:
```console
export CERTIFY_PASS=$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'A-Z1-9' < /dev/urandom | \
tr -d "1IOS5U" | fold -w 30 | sed "-es/./ /"{1..26..5} | \
cut -c2- | tr " " "-" | head -1) ; printf "\n$CERTIFY_PASS\n\n"
export CERTIFY_PASS=$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc "A-Z2-9" < /dev/urandom | \
tr -d "IOUS5" | \
fold -w ${PASS_FOLD:-4} | \
paste -sd ${PASS_DELIM:--} - | \
head -c ${PASS_LENGTH:-29}) ; printf "\n$CERTIFY_PASS\n\n"
```
Write the passphrase in a secure location, ideally separate from the portable storage device used for key material, or memorize it.
To change the passphrase length, delimiting character or group sizes, export the respective variable(s) prior to running the passphrase generation command, for example:
```console
export PASS_LENGTH=48
export PASS_FOLD=6
export PASS_DELIM=+
```
Write the passphrase in a secure location - separate from the portable storage device used for key material, or memorize it.
This repository includes a [`passphrase.html`](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drduh/YubiKey-Guide/master/templates/passphrase.html) template to help with credential transcription. Save the [raw file](https://github.com/drduh/YubiKey-Guide/raw/refs/heads/master/templates/passphrase.html), open in a browser to render and print.
@ -577,9 +588,11 @@ Use [LUKS](https://dys2p.com/en/2023-05-luks-security.html) to encrypt the new p
Generate another unique [Passphrase](#passphrase) (ideally different from the one used for the Certify key) to protect the encrypted volume:
```console
export LUKS_PASS=$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'A-Z1-9' < /dev/urandom | \
tr -d "1IOS5U" | fold -w 30 | sed "-es/./ /"{1..26..5} | \
cut -c2- | tr " " "-" | head -1) ; printf "\n$LUKS_PASS\n\n"
export LUKS_PASS=$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc "A-Z2-9" < /dev/urandom | \
tr -d "IOUS5" | \
fold -w ${PASS_FOLD:-4} | \
paste -sd ${PASS_DELIM:--} - | \
head -c ${PASS_LENGTH:-29}) ; printf "\n$LUKS_PASS\n\n"
```
This passphrase will also be used infrequently to access the Certify key and should be very strong.