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authoreadler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>2012-05-09 17:26:52 +0000
committereadler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>2012-05-09 17:26:52 +0000
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Clarify error that geli generates
when it finds corrupt data. PR: kern/165695 Submitted by: Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> Reviewed by: pjd Approved by: cperciva MFC after: 1 week
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@@ -924,6 +924,9 @@ will not protect your data against replay attacks.
It is recommended to write to the whole provider before first use,
in order to make sure that all sectors and their corresponding
checksums are properly initialized into a consistent state.
+One can safely ignore data authentication errors that occur immediately
+after the first time a provider is attached and before it is
+initialized in this way.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr crypto 4 ,
.Xr gbde 4 ,
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