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authorDaniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com>2020-12-24 22:55:21 -0500
committerDaniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com>2020-12-24 22:55:21 -0500
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<p>File data is encrypted with AES-256-XTS and file names with AES-256-CTS. A
unique key is derived using HKDF-SHA512 for each regular file, directory and
- symbolic link from the per-profile encryption keys, or the device encryption
+ symbolic link from the per-profile encryption keys, or the global encryption
key for non-sensitive data stored outside of profiles. The directory key is
used to encrypt the file names. GrapheneOS increases the file name padding
- from 16 bytes to 32 bytes. AES-256-XTS with the device encryption key is also
+ from 16 bytes to 32 bytes. AES-256-XTS with the global encryption key is also
used to encrypt filesystem metadata as a whole beyond the finer-grained file
name encryption.</p>