1 #+TITLE:Ninfacyzga-1 Main Setup
2 #+AUTHOR:Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
3 #+EMAIL:baltakatei@gmail.com
6 This document created by [[http://baltakatei.com][Steven Baltakatei Sandoval]] on
7 ~2020-10-07T18:39Z~ under a [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/][CC BY-SA 4.0]] license and last updated on
10 This document contains information regarding setup of the
11 ninfacyzga-01 hardware common to all operation modes. This includes:
13 - Raspberry OS installation
15 - Remote SSH login configuration
18 This document describes hardware and software installation steps
19 common to the various environmental sensing functions of
23 The Raspberry Pi Zero W is the platform in which environment data is
24 gathered, packaged, and stored for further forwarding to a remote
25 repository. The Raspberry OS 10 operating system is used. The device
26 may be equipped with a UPS module in order to allow it to function as
27 a mobile device for short periods of time. The system may use
28 executables such as ~bklog~ to append segments of observed compressed
29 (~gzip~) encrypted (~age~) data to a ~tar~ archive to local disk. This
30 document describes hardware and software configuration procedures
31 generally required by all environment sensing operations.
35 **** Raspberry Pi Zero W
36 See the [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/pi-zero-w/][OEM]] webpage for this product.
38 See the [[https://alchemy-power.com/piz-uptime-2-0/][OEM]] webpage for this product.
41 ~bklog~ : A bash script that saves its stdin stream to a tar file. The
42 file may be compressed by ~gzip~ and encrypted by ~age~. It is an
43 executable file contained within this repository at ~exec/bklog~. It
44 should be copied to ~$HOME/.local/bin~.
46 ~bkgpslog~ : A legacy bash script similar to ~bklog~ but narrower in
47 scope in that it only records output from ~gpspipe~.
49 ~gzip~ : A simple command line app that compresses stdin into a
50 smaller stdout stream.
52 ~age~ : A simple command line app that encrypts stdin against public
53 keys specified in its options. Produces encrypted stdout. Is an
54 executable file contained within this repository at ~exec/age~. It
55 should be copied to ~$HOME/.local/bin~.
58 **** Encryption Method
59 Files produced by the bklog script are encrypted against a set of
60 public keys using [[https://github.com/FiloSottile/age][~age~]], a simple command line encryption tool
61 selected over ~gpg~ because of ~age~'s deliberate lack of
64 The public keys are bech32 strings supplied as options to bkgpslog
65 when called. The secret key should *NOT* be stored in Ninfacyzga-01.
67 If a key pair was generated using ~age-keygen~, then it is an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curve25519][~X25519~]]
68 key pair. See the [[https://age-encryption.org/v1][~age~ Version 1 specification]].
70 An ~ssh-rsa~ or ~ssh-ed25519~ SSH public key string may be used instead of
71 the bech32 public key string produced by ~age-keygen~ for convenience.
73 Help information for ~age~ is available by running ~$ age --help~.
74 ***** Encryption Commands
75 ****** Encryption through ~age~
76 In order to illustrate how ~bklog~ encrypts files, below is an example
77 command illustrating how ~age~ may be used to encrypt a file.
80 $ echo "asdf" | age -r \
81 age1kza7pfshy7xwygf9349zgmk7x53mquvedgw9r98qwyyqhssh830qqjzlsw \
85 The resulting ~secret-file~ is a binary blob with a plaintext header
86 indicating how the blob was encrypted (which version of age was used,
87 which public key was used).
89 ****** Encryption through ~bklog~
90 ~bklog~ may instructed to encrypt files via the ~-e~ and ~-r [pubkey
91 string]~ options. An example is shown below:
94 $ gpspipe -r | bklog -e \
95 -r age1kza7pfshy7xwygf9349zgmk7x53mquvedgw9r98qwyyqhssh830qqjzlsw \
96 -r age1ce3pvzrqfcn2pc6zqzglc8ac8yjk3fzukpy08cesqjjwns53xywqmaq7xw \
97 -r age1pu5usxm743sx7rf22985xv2f4s0luzv6r6yx4fa7p8c2zyvp9fvqus2xr5 \
101 ~bklog~ may be instructed via the ~-e~ and ~-R~ options to watch a
102 directory in order to locate public key strings in its files. ~bklog~
103 reads the first line of each file and interprets it as a public key
106 In this example, the strings beginning with ~age1...~ are
107 bech32-formatted public key strings. Please see the [[*Key Generation][Key Generation]]
108 section for an explanation.
110 Since ~age~ also accepts ~ssh~ public key strings, these may also be
111 used if they are of the following form (no comment).
113 : ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABA…AACAQDLnJbPs7CjwPT+OxXd
115 ***** Decryption Commands
116 Files may be decrypted using a command similar to:
119 cat location.gpx.age | age -d -i key.txt > location.gpx
122 The version of ~age~ used to perform the encryption
124 ** Operating Procedures
127 The device should be supplied with 5V power and an SD card with the
128 latest Raspberry Pi OS image installed. As of 2020-10-07, this will be
129 version 10 (e.g. Raspbian Buster 10).
131 No additional hardware (ex: GPS module, UPS module, thermocouples) is
132 required to perform actions described in this document
135 ***** Install Operating System
136 Install Raspberry Pi OS onto an SD card image. See the Raspberry Pi
137 Foundation [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md][installation instructions]].
139 Note: "Raspberry Pi OS" is the name used by the Raspberry Pi
140 Foundation to refer to their operating system images to be installed
141 on Raspberry Pi hardware. The change was made in order to facilitate
142 education of beginners not familiar with the wordplay between
143 "Raspberry" and "Debian". See [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=275380&sid=1a468f226394ccddf4654a3d3d90cb7d#p1668466][this]] forum post made on 2020-05-28 by
146 ***** Configure Wireless
147 Configure WiFi in order to permit file transfer and remote
148 administration. For a Raspberry Pi W, the WiFi settings may be
149 programmed via a specific text file in the `boot` partition of a
150 freshly installed image of Raspberry OS. Raspberry Pi Foundation
151 instructions [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/headless.md][here]].
153 In summary, create a ~wpa_supplicant.conf~ file containing the
156 ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
161 ssid="<Name of your wireless LAN>"
162 psk="<Password for your wireless LAN>"
166 Replace ~<Name of your wireless LAN>~ with your WiFi network's SSID.
168 Replace ~<Password for your wireless LAN>~ with your WiFi network's
170 ***** Enable Remote SSH Login
171 Configure SSH to permit remote administration via the command line
172 interface. Raspberry Pi Foundation instructions [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/README.md][here]].
174 In summary, remote SSH access may be enabled upon initial startup of a
175 freshly installed image of Raspberry Pi OS by making sure an empty
176 file named ~ssh~ is present on the ~boot~ partition.
179 Assuming your router supports finding your Raspberry Pi via its
180 default hostname of `raspberypi`, log into the pi via Wi-Fi using the
183 : $ ssh pi@raspberrypi
185 Otherwise, you may have to identify the raspbery pi's IP address via
186 your network router's administration console and login via a command
189 : $ ssh pi@192.168.x.x
191 If you had previously set up a different raspberry pi that also used
192 the same hostname ~raspberrypi~ or the same IP address (ex:
193 ~192.168.123.123~), you may have to inform your computer that this is a
194 different device. You may do so using these commands:
196 : $ ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts -R "raspberrypi"
197 : $ ssh-keygen -R 192.168.123.123
199 ***** Add SSH public key
200 If the use has an SSH public key, it may be added as a line in
201 ~~/.ssh/authorized_keys~.
203 Add the ~~/.ssh~ directory if it doesn't already exist.
207 Follow [[https://superuser.com/a/925859/][these]] directions to set permissions.
210 : $ chmod 644 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
212 ***** Change default passphrase
213 The default username is ~pi~ and the default passphrase is
214 ~raspberry~. Change them to something unique.
218 ***** Update software
219 Update software with distribution repository.
222 : $ sudo apt upgrade -y
223 : $ sudo apt dist-upgrade -y
225 ***** Change time zone
226 The time zone should be set to "UTC" for simplicity.
228 : $ sudo raspi-config
230 Navigate to ~4 Localisation Options~, ~I2 Change Time Zone~, ~None of the above~, ~UTC~.
232 ***** Update hostname
233 A unique hostname is required to uniquely identify the device on the
236 Start up the Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool by running:
237 : $ sudo raspi-config
239 - Select `2 Network Options`
240 - Select `N1 Hostname`
242 This document recommends a hostname beginning with the prefix:
245 An example hostname would be ~ninfacyzga-1-2~.
247 ***** Install software
248 ****** ~unattended-upgrades~
249 Make sure to install the ~unattended-upgrades~ package to make sure
250 the latest security patches for packages are installed. See [[https://linux-audit.com/using-unattended-upgrades-on-debian-and-ubuntu/][this page]]
251 for a description of how ~unattended-upgrades~ works.
253 : $ sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
255 The configuration file is located at:
256 ~/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades~ ([[https://linux-audit.com/using-unattended-upgrades-on-debian-and-ubuntu/][ref]]). Make sure that the
257 following lines are present and not commented out.
260 Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true";
264 Install ~syncthing~ for log file transfer capability.
266 : $ sudo apt install syncthing
268 Enable automatic startup. (See [[https://docs.syncthing.net/users/autostart.html][ref]]).
270 : $ sudo systemctl enable syncthing@pi.service
271 : $ sudo systemctl start syncthing@pi.service
273 The WebUI of the local instance of syncthing (port 8384) can be
274 accessed by running the following command from a separate machine:
276 : $ ssh -L 127.0.0.1:8390:127.0.0.1:8384 pi@ninfacyzga-1-x
278 Then, the separate machine should navigate to ~localhost:8390~ in a
279 web browser in order to change the ninfacyzga-1 device's
280 configuration. The separate machine's Syncthing configuration options
281 are accessible via its own web browser via ~localhost:8384~.
284 ~git~ facilitates downloading files from this repository to the
285 device. It may be installed via:
287 : $ sudo apt install git
289 ****** ninfacyzga-01 git repository
290 Create the directory ~/git-OC/~ . Within this directory, run the
291 following commands to clone the ~ninfacyzga-01~ git repository:
292 : $ git clone https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/ninfacyzga-01.git
295 Check out the ~develop~ branch (if the latest changes are desired over
296 those of the ~master~ branch).
297 : $ git checkout --track origin/develop
300 ~age~ is required for encrypting data at rest.
302 Place ~age~ binary (the one compiled for ARM CPU architecture for
303 Linux) in ~$HOME/.local/bin~. A copy of binary may be found within the
306 : $ mkdir ~/.local/bin
307 : $ cp exec/age ~/.local/bin/
309 ***** Disable Swap File
310 Since standard Raspberry OS 10 install involves copying unencrypted
311 file system image to SD card which is mounted by the Raspberry Pi,
312 system memory may be written to disk in the form of a Swap file as
313 described [[https://ideaheap.com/2013/07/stopping-sd-card-corruption-on-a-raspberry-pi/][here]]. In order to reduce the chance that location log data
314 is ever written to disk, swap file functionality must be
315 disabled[fn:ideaheap_20130731_disableswap].
317 Raspbian 10 uses dphys-swapfile to manage a swap file. It may be
318 disabled persistently[fn:rpf_20190702_disableswappersist] by running
319 the following command:
321 : sudo systemctl disable dphys-swapfile.service
323 To view the status of the swap file in Raspbian 10, run ~free -m~:
326 pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m
327 total used free shared buff/cache available
328 Mem: 432 86 36 21 309 268
332 After disabling the swap file and rebooting:
335 pi@ninfacyzga-01:~$ free -m
336 total used free shared buff/cache available
337 Mem: 432 89 214 3 128 289
341 [fn:ideaheap_20130731_disableswap] Explanation:
342 https://ideaheap.com/2013/07/stopping-sd-card-corruption-on-a-raspberry-pi/
344 [fn:rpf_20190702_disableswappersist] Persistant disabling of swap in
346 https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1490692&sid=5c596a124b7805d6b10dab8d3d7caf16#p1490692
348 ***** Disable Bluetooth
349 In order to reduce power consumed by bluetooth transmissions,
350 bluetooth functionality should be disabled (see [[https://di-marco.net/blog/it/2020-04-18-tips-disabling_bluetooth_on_raspberry_pi/][link]]).
352 Modify the ~/boot/config.txt~ file (the Pi's equivalent to BIOS
353 settings; see [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/][link]]) to make sure the following lines are added:
360 The ~hciuart~ service is associated with bluetooth functionality via
361 UART which may conflict with location and time data provided via
362 ~/dev/ttyAMA0~. It should be disabled like so:
365 $ sudo systemctl disable hciuart
368 ***** Disable login console via serial port
369 Some ~ninfacyzga~ functions (location and time) require data transfer
370 via ~/dev/ttyAMA0~. In order to prevent serial login programs from
371 interfering with such functions, it is necessary to disable them.
373 Run the following commands to disable login via ~ttyAMA0~:
376 $ sudo systemctl stop serial-getty@ttyAMA0.service
377 $ sudo systemctl disable serial-getty@ttyAMA0.service
378 $ sudo systemctl disable hciuart
381 Modify ~/boot/cmdline.txt~ to remove the console:
384 $ sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
387 Remove ~console=serial0,115200~
389 ***** Log Transfer Configuration
390 Log files may be shared to other machines via ~syncthing~. See [[https://docs.syncthing.net/][this]]
391 manual for how to set up a shared folder and add Ninfacyzga-01 as a
392 device. Syncthing's directory synchronization capability allows a
393 remote machine to delete files from Ninfacyzga-01 by deleting from the
394 shared folder that they both share.
396 When log files are removed from Ninfacyzga-01 is not within the scope
399 An ~age~ encryption key may be generated like so:
401 $ umask # Gets current umask
402 0022 # Note: This is the default umask for Raspbian 10
403 $ umask 066 # So key.txt will have no perms except for owner (you)
404 $ umask # Confirm umask set to 066
406 $ age-keygen > key.txt
407 Public key: age1pu5usxm743sx7rf22985xv2f4s0luzv6r6yx4fa7p8c2zyvp9fvqus2xr5
409 -rw------- 1 baltakatei baltakatei 184 Jun 29 18:28 key.txt
410 $ umask 0022 # Return umask to default value
415 The resulting public/private keypair data looks like:
418 # created: 2020-06-29T18:01:56Z
419 # public key: age1pu5usxm743sx7rf22985xv2f4s0luzv6r6yx4fa7p8c2zyvp9fvqus2xr5
420 AGE-SECRET-KEY-1NEUU5U2XGZGL9UYWNPU5DL99TGJJHFSN4F2E2WCCSDJJ6L5ZMLESNTVTU0
423 The file ~key.txt~ is not password-protected by default and should be
424 secured like an SSH public key should. The ~$ umask 066~ command run
425 before the ~$ age-keygen > key.txt~ command ensures ~key.txt~ will not
426 be readable, writeable, or executable to anyone except the owner
432 *** Unscheduled Shutdown
433 *** End of Life Disposal
434 See [[file:../setup/README.org][Main Setup]] procedures.
436 LiPo batteries used by the PiZ Uptime 2.0 module should be disposed of
437 properly with their potential ignitability in mind, especially if they
438 are not fully discharged.
440 Consult your local municipality for its "E-Waste Disposal" (or
441 equivalent) policy. Metals used in the Raspberry Pi and related
442 components may be recycled.
444 Take extra precuation if lead solder was used in assembling the
445 electronics. Consumer electronics in early 21st century should use