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Adds a description of the --control_location option for use with the cinder encryption-type-create command. Change-Id: I8a818acd9c7ef97ae6e0fe03ec5739965a82aedc Closes-bug: #1412180
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE section [
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<!ENTITY % openstack SYSTEM "../../common/entities/openstack.ent">
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%openstack;
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]>
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="section_volume-encryption">
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<title>Volume encryption with static key</title>
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<para>This is an implementation of a key manager that reads its key from the project's
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configuration options.</para>
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<para>
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This key manager implementation provides limited security, assuming that the
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key remains secret. Volume encryption provides protection against a lost or
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stolen disk, assuming that the configuration file that contains the key is
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not stored on the disk. Encryption also protects the confidentiality of data
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as it is transmitted via iSCSI from the compute host to the storage host
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as long as an attacker who intercepts the data does not know the secret key.</para>
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<para>
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Because this implementation uses a single, fixed key, it does not provide
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protection if that key is compromised. In particular, different volumes
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encrypted with a key provided by this key manager actually share the same
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encryption key so <emphasis>any</emphasis> volume can be decrypted once the fixed key is known.</para>
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<para>Updates are in the pipeline which will provide true key manager support via the key management service.
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This will provide much better security once complete.</para>
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<section xml:id="section_initial-configuration">
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<title>Initial configuration</title>
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<procedure>
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<para>Configuration changes need to be made to any nodes running the <systemitem class="service">cinder-volume</systemitem> or
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<systemitem class="service">nova-compute</systemitem> services.</para>
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<para>Update <systemitem class="service">cinder-volume</systemitem> servers:</para>
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<step>
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<para>Edit the <filename>/etc/cinder/cinder.conf</filename> file and add or update the value of the option
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<option>fixed_key</option> in the <literal>[keymgr]</literal> section:</para>
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<programlisting>[keymgr]
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# Fixed key returned by key manager, specified in hex (string
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# value)
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fixed_key = 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</programlisting>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Restart <systemitem class="service">cinder-volume</systemitem>.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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<procedure>
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<para>Update <systemitem class="service">nova-compute</systemitem> servers:</para>
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<step>
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<para>Edit the <filename>/etc/nova/nova.conf</filename> file and add or update the value of the option
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<option>fixed_key</option> in the <literal>[keymgr]</literal> section (add a keymgr section as shown if needed):</para>
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<programlisting>[keymgr]
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# Fixed key returned by key manager, specified in hex (string
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# value)
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fixed_key = 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</programlisting>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Restart <systemitem class="service">nova-compute</systemitem>.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="section_create-encrypted-volume-type">
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<title>Create encrypted volume type</title>
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<para>Block Storage volume type assignment provides scheduling to a specific back-end,
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and can be used to specify actionable information for a back-end storage device.</para>
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<para>This example creates a volume type called LUKS and provides configuration information for the storage system to
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encrypt or decrypt the volume.</para>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Source your admin credentials:</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>source admin-openrc.sh</userinput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Create the volume type:</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>cinder type-create LUKS</userinput>
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<computeroutput>+--------------------------------------+-------+
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| ID | Name |
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+--------------------------------------+-------+
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| e64b35a4-a849-4c53-9cc7-2345d3c8fbde | LUKS |
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+--------------------------------------+-------+</computeroutput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Mark the volume type as encrypted and provide the necessary details. Use
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<parameter>--control_location</parameter> to specify where encryption is
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performed: <literal>front-end</literal> (default) or <literal>back-end</literal>.</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>cinder encryption-type-create --cipher aes-xts-plain64 --key_size 512 \
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--control_location front-end LUKS nova.volume.encryptors.luks.LuksEncryptor</userinput>
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<computeroutput>+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+----------+------------------+
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| Volume Type ID | Provider | Cipher | Key Size | Control Location |
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+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+----------+------------------+
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| e64b35a4-a849-4c53-9cc7-2345d3c8fbde | nova.volume.encryptors.luks.LuksEncryptor | aes-xts-plain64 | 512 | front-end |
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+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+----------+------------------+</computeroutput></screen>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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<para>Support for creating the volume type in the OpenStack dashboard (horizon) exists today,
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however support for tagging the type as encrypted and providing the additional information needed is still in review.</para>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="section_create_volume">
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<title>Create an encrypted volume</title>
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<para>Use the OpenStack dashboard (horizon), or the <command>cinder</command> command to create volumes just as you normally would. For an encrypted volume use the LUKS tag,
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for unencrypted leave the LUKS tag off.</para>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Source your admin credentials:</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>source admin-openrc.sh</userinput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Create an unencrypted 1 GB test volume:</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>cinder create --display-name 'unencrypted volume' 1</userinput>
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<computeroutput>+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
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| Property | Value |
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+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
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| attachments | [] |
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| availability_zone | nova |
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| bootable | false |
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| created_at | 2014-08-10T01:24:03.000000 |
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| description | None |
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| encrypted | False |
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| id | 081700fd-2357-44ff-860d-2cd78ad9c568 |
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| metadata | {} |
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| name | unencrypted volume |
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| os-vol-host-attr:host | controller |
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| os-vol-mig-status-attr:migstat | None |
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| os-vol-mig-status-attr:name_id | None |
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| os-vol-tenant-attr:tenant_id | 08fdea76c760475f82087a45dbe94918 |
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| size | 1 |
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| snapshot_id | None |
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| source_volid | None |
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| status | creating |
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| user_id | 7cbc6b58b372439e8f70e2a9103f1332 |
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| volume_type | None |
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+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+</computeroutput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Create an encrypted 1 GB test volume:</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>cinder create --display-name 'encrypted volume' --volume-type LUKS 1</userinput>
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<computeroutput>+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
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| Property | Value |
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+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
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| attachments | [] |
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| availability_zone | nova |
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| bootable | false |
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| created_at | 2014-08-10T01:24:24.000000 |
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| description | None |
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| encrypted | True |
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| id | 86060306-6f43-4c92-9ab8-ddcd83acd973 |
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| metadata | {} |
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| name | encrypted volume |
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| os-vol-host-attr:host | controller |
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| os-vol-mig-status-attr:migstat | None |
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| os-vol-mig-status-attr:name_id | None |
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| os-vol-tenant-attr:tenant_id | 08fdea76c760475f82087a45dbe94918 |
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| size | 1 |
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| snapshot_id | None |
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| source_volid | None |
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| status | creating |
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| user_id | 7cbc6b58b372439e8f70e2a9103f1332 |
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| volume_type | LUKS |
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+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------+</computeroutput></screen>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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<para>Notice the encrypted parameter; it will show True/False. The option <option>volume_type</option> is also shown for easy review.</para>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="section_testing_encryption">
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<title>Testing volume encryption</title>
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<para>This is a simple test scenario to help validate your encryption. It assumes an LVM based Block Storage server.</para>
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<para>Perform these steps after completing the volume encryption setup and creating the volume-type for LUKS as described in the preceding sections.</para>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Create a VM:</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nova boot --flavor m1.tiny --image cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-disk vm-test</userinput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Create two volumes, one encrypted and one not encrypted then attach them to your VM:</para>
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<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>cinder create --display-name 'unencrypted volume' 1</userinput>
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<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>cinder create --display-name 'encrypted volume' --volume-type LUKS 1</userinput>
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<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>cinder list</userinput>
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<computeroutput>+--------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------+------+-------------+----------+-------------+
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| ID | Status | Name | Size | Volume Type | Bootable | Attached to |
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+--------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------+------+-------------+----------+-------------+
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| 64b48a79-5686-4542-9b52-d649b51c10a2 | available | unencrypted volume | 1 | None | false | |
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| db50b71c-bf97-47cb-a5cf-b4b43a0edab6 | available | encrypted volume | 1 | LUKS | false | |
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+--------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------+------+-------------+----------+-------------+</computeroutput>
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<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nova volume-attach vm-test 64b48a79-5686-4542-9b52-d649b51c10a2 /dev/vdb</userinput>
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<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>nova volume-attach vm-test db50b71c-bf97-47cb-a5cf-b4b43a0edab6 /dev/vdc</userinput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>On the VM, send some text to the newly attached volumes and synchronize them:</para>
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<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>echo "Hello, world (unencrypted /dev/vdb)" >> /dev/vdb</userinput>
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<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>echo "Hello, world (encrypted /dev/vdc)" >> /dev/vdc</userinput>
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<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sync && sleep 2</userinput>
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<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sync && sleep 2</userinput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>On the system hosting cinder volume services, synchronize to flush the I/O cache then test to see if your strings can be found:</para>
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<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sync && sleep 2</userinput>
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<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sync && sleep 2</userinput>
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<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>strings /dev/stack-volumes/volume-* | grep "Hello"</userinput>
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<computeroutput>Hello, world (unencrypted /dev/vdb)</computeroutput></screen>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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<para>In the above example you see that the search returns the string written to the unencrypted volume, but not the encrypted one.</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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