cryptsetup
Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) encrypted volumes. More information: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/.
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Initialize a LUKS volume (overwrites all data on the partition):
cryptsetup luksFormat {{/dev/sda1}} -
Open a LUKS volume and create a decrypted mapping at
/dev/mapper/{{target}}:
cryptsetup luksOpen {{/dev/sda1}} {{target}} -
Remove an existing mapping:
cryptsetup luksClose {{target}} -
Change the LUKS volume's passphrase:
cryptsetup luksChangeKey {{/dev/sda1}}
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