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# 1. CISS.debian.live.builder
**Centurion Intelligence Consulting Agency Information Security Standard**<br>
*Debian Live Build Generator for hardened live environment and CISS Debian Installer*<br>
**Master Version**: 8.13<br>
**Build**: V8.13.520.2025.12.02<br>
# 2.1. Usage
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CDLB(1) CISS.debian.live.builder CDLB(1)
CISS.debian.live.builder from https://git.coresecret.dev/msw
Master V8.13.520.2025.12.02
A lightweight Shell Wrapper for building a hardened Debian Live ISO Image.
(c) Marc S. Weidner, 2018 - 2025
(p) Centurion Press, 2024 - 2025
./ciss_live_builder.sh <option>, where <option> is one or more of:
--help, -h
What you're looking at.
--autobuild=*, -a=*
Headless mode. Skip the dialog wrapper, provider note screen and interactive kernel selector dialog.
Change '*' to your desired Linux kernel and trim the 'linux-image-' string to select a specific kernel,
e.g. '--autobuild=6.12.30+bpo-amd64'.
--architecture <STRING> one of <amd64 | arm64>
A string reflecting the architecture of the Live System.
MUST be provided.
--build-directory </path/to/build_directory>
Where the Debian Live Build Image should be generated. RECOMMENDED path: </opt/cdlb>
MUST be provided.
--change-splash <STRING> one of <club | hexagon>
A string reflecting the Grub Boot Screen Splash you want to use. If omitted defaults to:
<./.archive/background/club.png>
--cdi
This option creates a boot menu entry that starts the forthcoming 'CISS.debian.installer', which is executed
once the system has successfully booted up.
--contact, -c\ e[0m
Show author contact information.
--control <STRING>
A string, that reflects the version of your Live ISO Image.
MUST be provided.
--debug, -d
Enables debug logging for the main program routine. Detailed logging information are written to:
</tmp/ciss_live_builder_1801049.log>
--dhcp-centurion
If a DHCP lease is provided, the provider's name server will be overridden and the hardened, privacy-focused
Centurion DNS servers will be used instead:
- https://dns01.eddns.eu/
- https://dns02.eddns.de/
- https://dns03.eddns.eu/
--jump-host <IP | IP | ... >
Provide up to 10 IPs for '/etc/host.allow' whitelisting of SSH access. Could be either IPv4 and / or IPv6
addresses and / or CCDIR notation. If provided, than it MUST be a <SPACE> separated list.
IPv6 addresses MUST be encapsulated with [], e.g., [1234::abcd]/64.
--key_age=*
The SOPS AGE private keyring for decryption operations. Change '*' to your desired SOPS AGE key file.
File MUST be placed in:
</dev/shm/cdlb_secrets>
--key_luks=*
The LUKS encryption / decryption passphrase for '/'-fs-encryption. Change '*' to your desired passphrase file.
File MUST be placed in:
</dev/shm/cdlb_secrets>
--log-statistics-only
Provides statistic only after successful building a CISS.debian.live-ISO. While enabling '--log-statistics-only'
the argument '--build-directory' MUST be provided.
--provider-netcup-ipv6
Activates IPv6 support for Netcup Root Server. One unique IPv6 address MUST be provided in this case and MUST be
encapsulated with [], e.g., [1234::abcd].
--renice-priority <PRIORITY>
Reset the nice priority value of the script and all its children to the desired <PRIORITY>. MUST be an integer
between '-19' and 19. Negative (higher) values MUST be enclosed in double quotes '"'.
--reionice-priority <CLASS> <PRIORITY>
Reset the ionice priority value of the script and all its children to the desired <CLASS>. MUST be an integer:
1: realtime
2: best-effort
3: idle
Defaults to '2'.
Whereas <PRIORITY> MUST be an integer as well between:
0: highest priority and
7: lowest priority.
Defaults to '4'.
A real-time I/O process can significantly slow down other processes or even cause them to starve if it
continuously requests I/O.
--root-password-file </dev/shm/cdlb_secrets/password.txt>>
Password file for 'root', if given, MUST be a string of 42 to 64 characters.
If the argument is omitted, no further login authentication is required for the local console.
MUST be placed in:
</dev/shm/cdlb_secrets/password.txt>
--signing_key=* and --signing_key_fpr=*. Optional: --signing_key_pass=* --signing_ca=*
The GPG private keyring that should be used for signing artifacts such as checksum hashes and scripts is
specified via '--signing_key=*'. If the keyring is protected, then provide the passphrase in its own file.
Specify the fingerprint of the key to use via '--signing_key_fpr=*'.
Optionally import an offline GPG CA signing public key via: '--signing_ca=*'.
Change '*' to your desired files / fingerprint. Files MUST be placed in:
</dev/shm/cdlb_secrets>
--sshfp
Desired SSH id-files that should be incorporated in '/root/.ssh/id*'.
Desired SSH host-files that should be incorporated in '/etc/ssh/ssh_host_*'.
The respective id-files and / or host-files MUST be placed in:
</dev/shm/cdlb_secrets/id*> / </dev/shm/cdlb_secrets/ssh_host_*>
--ssh-port <INTEGER>
The desired Port SSH should listen to.
If not provided defaults to Port '22'.
--ssh-pubkey </dev/shm/cdlb_secrets/>
Imports the SSH Public Key from the file 'authorized_keys' into the Live ISO.
Key file MUST be placed in:
</dev/shm/cdlb_secrets/authorized_keys>
--trixie
Creates a Debian Trixie Live ISO. If omitted defaults to 'Trixie'. No other Debian Version is supported.
--version, -v
Show version of ./ciss_live_builder.sh.
💡 Notes:
🔵 You MUST be 'root' to run this script.
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V8.13.520.2025.12.02 2025-11-06 CDLB(1)
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# 3. Booting
## 3.1. Grub Menu
![Boot Menu](/docs/screenshots/20250517_boot_grub.jpg)
## 3.2. Integrity checks
![Integrity Check](screenshots/20250517_boot_integrity_check.jpg)
![Integrity Success](screenshots/20250517_boot_integrity_success.jpg)
## 3.3. Console Login
![Console Login](screenshots/20250517_console_login.jpg)
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