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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/fscrypt.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/fscrypt.rst index bd9932344804..aa072112cfff 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/fscrypt.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/fscrypt.rst @@ -633,6 +633,17 @@ from a passphrase or other low-entropy user credential. FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_PWSALT is deprecated. Instead, prefer to generate and manage any needed salt(s) in userspace. +Getting a file's encryption nonce +--------------------------------- + +Since Linux v5.7, the ioctl FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_NONCE is supported. +On encrypted files and directories it gets the inode's 16-byte nonce. +On unencrypted files and directories, it fails with ENODATA. + +This ioctl can be useful for automated tests which verify that the +encryption is being done correctly. It is not needed for normal use +of fscrypt. + Adding keys ----------- |