Bug 180551

Summary: [patch] document NULL encryption algorithm in geli(8)
Product: Documentation Reporter: r4721 <r4721>
Component: Books & ArticlesAssignee: Chris Rees <crees>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
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Description r4721@tormail.org 2013-07-14 10:20:00 UTC 
i had wished for years for a no-op encryption algorithm in geli so i could just use data integrity verification, only to find it existed all along. document this so that others can find it as well.

Fix: Patch attached with submission follows:
Comment 1 Chris Rees freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2013-07-24 13:20:39 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-doc->crees

I'll take it.
Comment 2 dfilter service freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2013-08-05 11:38:42 UTC 
Author: crees (doc,ports committer)
Date: Mon Aug  5 10:38:34 2013
New Revision: 253957
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/253957

Log:
  Note NULL encryption method for GELI
  
  PR:		docs/180551
  Submitted by:	r4721@tormail.org
  Approved by:	gjb (mentor)

Modified:
  head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8

Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8
==============================================================================
--- head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8	Mon Aug  5 10:26:42 2013	(r253956)
+++ head/sbin/geom/class/eli/geli.8	Mon Aug  5 10:38:34 2013	(r253957)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd June 18, 2012
+.Dd July 5, 2013
 .Dt GELI 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -285,11 +285,14 @@ Currently supported algorithms are:
 .Nm AES-XTS ,
 .Nm AES-CBC ,
 .Nm Blowfish-CBC ,
-.Nm Camellia-CBC
+.Nm Camellia-CBC ,
+.Nm 3DES-CBC ,
 and
-.Nm 3DES-CBC .
+.Nm NULL .
 The default and recommended algorithm is
 .Nm AES-XTS .
+.Nm NULL
+is unencrypted.
 .It Fl i Ar iterations
 Number of iterations to use with PKCS#5v2 when processing User Key
 passphrase component.
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Comment 3 Chris Rees freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2013-08-05 11:56:32 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Committed. Thanks!