tinyssh over dropbear

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Dominik Moritz Roth 2025-08-18 00:51:10 +02:00
parent ca24354114
commit 0fe95ab969
2 changed files with 48 additions and 42 deletions

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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Secure AlmaLinux (RHEL) Server setup with LUKS encryption, Tang, TPM and RAID1 f
- Remote unlock via Tang server
- TPM-based boot verification
- mdadm RAID1 + XFS (RHEL standard)
- SSH key-only access with early boot SSH via dropbear
- SSH key-only access with early boot SSH via tinyssh
- Best-in-class terminal: zsh + powerlevel10k + evil tmux
## Unlock Strategy
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Secure AlmaLinux (RHEL) Server setup with LUKS encryption, Tang, TPM and RAID1 f
- No manual intervention required
2. **Manual unlock via SSH** (fallback):
- SSH to server on port 22 (dropbear in early boot)
- SSH to server on port 2222 (tinyssh in early boot)
- Enter LUKS passphrase when prompted (twice, once per disk)
- Used when automatic unlock fails or is not configured

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@ -104,19 +104,18 @@ echo "[+] Installing additional packages..."
dnf install -y \
clevis clevis-luks tpm2-tools tpm2-tss \
tmux neovim python3-pip \
tree gcc make zlib-devel autoconf automake tar bzip2 || exit 1
tree gcc make autoconf automake tar bzip2 || exit 1
# Build and install dropbear from source since AlmaLinux doesn't package it
echo "[+] Installing dropbear from source..."
# Build and install tinyssh from source since AlmaLinux doesn't package it
echo "[+] Installing tinyssh from source..."
cd /tmp || exit 1
wget -q https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/dropbear-2022.83.tar.bz2 || exit 1
tar xf dropbear-2022.83.tar.bz2 || exit 1
cd dropbear-2022.83 || exit 1
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-static || exit 1
make PROGRAMS="dropbear dropbearkey" MULTI=1 || exit 1
make install || exit 1
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/dropbear /usr/bin/dropbear
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/dropbearkey /usr/bin/dropbearkey
wget -q https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/archive/refs/tags/20250126.tar.gz || exit 1
tar xf 20250126.tar.gz || exit 1
cd tinyssh-20250126 || exit 1
make || exit 1
make install PREFIX=/usr/local || exit 1
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/tinysshd /usr/bin/tinysshd
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/tinyssh-keyconvert /usr/bin/tinyssh-keyconvert
# Install lsd and bat
echo "[+] Installing lsd and bat..."
@ -188,16 +187,16 @@ fi
echo "[+] Enabling Clevis for early boot..."
systemctl enable clevis-luks-askpass.service
# Configure dropbear for remote unlock
echo "[+] Configuring dropbear for remote unlock..."
# Configure tinyssh for remote unlock
echo "[+] Configuring tinyssh for remote unlock..."
# Create dropbear dracut module
mkdir -p /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60dropbear
# Create tinyssh dracut module
mkdir -p /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60tinyssh
cat > /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60dropbear/module-setup.sh << 'EOF'
cat > /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60tinyssh/module-setup.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
check() {
require_binaries dropbear dropbearkey || return 1
require_binaries tinysshd tinyssh-keyconvert || return 1
return 0
}
@ -207,17 +206,17 @@ depends() {
}
install() {
inst_multiple dropbear dropbearkey
mkdir -p "$initdir/etc/dropbear"
inst_multiple tinysshd tinyssh-keyconvert ssh-keygen
mkdir -p "$initdir/etc/tinyssh"
# Copy authorized keys
[ -f /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys ] && inst /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys
[ -f /etc/tinyssh/authorized_keys ] && inst /etc/tinyssh/authorized_keys /etc/tinyssh/authorized_keys
# Copy host keys
inst /etc/dropbear/dropbear_*_host_key /etc/dropbear/ 2>/dev/null || true
inst /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir /etc/tinyssh/ 2>/dev/null || true
# Install startup script
inst_hook cmdline 60 "$moddir/dropbear-start.sh"
inst_hook cmdline 60 "$moddir/tinyssh-start.sh"
# Install unlock script
inst_simple "$moddir/unlock-luks.sh" /bin/unlock-luks
@ -225,15 +224,21 @@ install() {
}
EOF
cat > /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60dropbear/dropbear-start.sh << 'EOF'
cat > /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60tinyssh/tinyssh-start.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
info "Starting dropbear SSH server on port 2222..."
[ -d /etc/dropbear ] || mkdir -p /etc/dropbear
[ -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key ] || dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
dropbear -E -s -j -k -p 2222 -P /var/run/dropbear.pid
info "Starting tinyssh SSH server on port 2222..."
[ -d /etc/tinyssh ] || mkdir -p /etc/tinyssh
[ -d /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir ] || {
mkdir -p /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir
ssh-keygen -A
for key in /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key; do
[ -f "$key" ] && tinyssh-keyconvert "$key" /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir/
done
}
tinysshd -p 2222 /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir &
EOF
cat > /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60dropbear/unlock-luks.sh << 'EOF'
cat > /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60tinyssh/unlock-luks.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
echo "Available LUKS devices:"
ls /dev/mapper/luks-* 2>/dev/null
@ -243,22 +248,23 @@ echo "Then: exit"
/bin/bash
EOF
chmod +x /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60dropbear/*.sh
chmod +x /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/60tinyssh/*.sh
# Setup dropbear
mkdir -p /etc/dropbear
echo "${SSH_KEY}" > /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys
chmod 600 /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys
# Setup tinyssh
mkdir -p /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir
echo "${SSH_KEY}" > /etc/tinyssh/authorized_keys
chmod 600 /etc/tinyssh/authorized_keys
# Generate host keys
dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
dropbearkey -t ecdsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_ecdsa_host_key
dropbearkey -t ed25519 -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_ed25519_host_key
# Generate host keys using OpenSSH then convert to tinyssh format
ssh-keygen -A
for key in /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key; do
[ -f "$key" ] && tinyssh-keyconvert "$key" /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir/
done
# Configure dracut
cat > /etc/dracut.conf.d/99-dropbear.conf << 'EOF'
add_dracutmodules+=" network dropbear "
install_items+=" /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys /etc/dropbear/dropbear_*_host_key "
cat > /etc/dracut.conf.d/99-tinyssh.conf << 'EOF'
add_dracutmodules+=" network tinyssh "
install_items+=" /etc/tinyssh/authorized_keys /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir "
EOF
# Regenerate initramfs