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authorDaniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com>2020-12-24 22:53:31 -0500
committerDaniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com>2020-12-24 22:53:31 -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
- key for non-sensitive data stored outside of profiles. GrapheneOS increases
- the file name padding from 16 bytes to 32 bytes.</p>
+ 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
+ used to encrypt filesystem metadata as a whole beyond the finer-grained file
+ name encryption.</p>
<p>The OS derives a password token from the profile's lock method credential
using scrypt. This is used as the main input for key derivation.</p>