btrfs-todo vs safeboot

btrfs-todo

An issues only repo to organize our TODO items (by btrfs)

safeboot

Scripts to slightly improve the security of the Linux boot process with UEFI Secure Boot and TPM support (by osresearch)

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btrfs-todo		safeboot
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8	Mentions	6
18	Stars	264
-	Growth	-
10.0	Activity	0.0
over 3 years ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
	Language	Shell
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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btrfs-todo

Posts with mentions or reviews of btrfs-todo. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-10.

btrfs-cleaner high CPU utilization and severe performance issues - fyi
1 project | /r/btrfs | 6 Apr 2023

It should be resolved with "Tree extension V2" https://github.com/btrfs/btrfs-todo/issues/25
How can I modify a partition, subvolume or folder to be case-insensitive?
1 project | /r/btrfs | 11 Jan 2023

You could open a feature request at https://github.com/btrfs/btrfs-todo/.
ZFS vs Btrfs in 2022
5 projects | /r/linux | 10 Nov 2022

Thankfully, much of the work with extent tree v2 will address most of these issues, so expect this to improve in the next year or two.
[GIT PULL] Btrfs updates for 6.1
1 project | /r/btrfs | 5 Oct 2022

Pretty sure that will become possible/easier with Extent tree v2.
Send bcachefs some love!
3 projects | /r/linux | 24 Apr 2022
Btrfs Extent Tree v2
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 31 Jan 2022
Btrfs Extent Tree v2 Work Progressing For Improving The File-System's On-Disk Format
1 project | /r/btrfs | 31 Jan 2022

For actual details: https://github.com/btrfs/btrfs-todo/issues/25
Authenticated Boot and Disk Encryption on Linux
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Sep 2021

fscrypt support for btrfs is still being planned; see the most recent comments at https://github.com/btrfs/btrfs-todo/issues/25

safeboot

Posts with mentions or reviews of safeboot. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-23.

I have a potentially odd question about unlocking my root partition automatically at boot
1 project | /r/Gentoo | 1 Nov 2021

You should look at safeboot.dev, they have some code to unseal a LUKS key without totally screwing up your system security. Alternatively systemd-boot has a module that supports it
Authenticated Boot and Disk Encryption on Linux
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Sep 2021
Actually secure boot (on Fedora)
2 projects | /r/linux | 13 Aug 2021

See e.g. https://github.com/osresearch/safeboot/issues/84 for an example of this OpROM issue on a MSI board.
A simple boot setup with SecureBoot
1 project | /r/archlinux | 13 Jun 2021

The details can however be found here https://github.com/osresearch/safeboot/issues/84
Linux-native TPM-backed Bitlocker
5 projects | /r/linux | 3 Jan 2021

Why a separate software and not a collaboration with https://github.com/osresearch/safeboot/ ?

What are some alternatives?

When comparing btrfs-todo and safeboot you can also consider the following projects:

tpm2-totp - Attest the trustworthiness of a device against a human using time-based one-time passwords

heads - A minimal Linux that runs as a coreboot or LinuxBoot ROM payload to provide a secure, flexible boot environment for laptops, workstations and servers.

clevis - Automated Encryption Framework

pkgbuild-linux-bcachefs - PKGBUILD for Linux with bcachefs support

cryptboot - Encrypted boot partition manager with UEFI Secure Boot support

sbctl - :computer: :lock: :key: Secure Boot key manager

linux-secureboot-kit - Tool for complete hardening of Linux boot chain with UEFI Secure Boot

TrustedGRUB2 - DEPRECATED TPM enabled GRUB2 Bootloader

mortar - Framework to join Linux's physical security bricks.