Cryptsetup Operations
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Overview
cryptsetup is the userspace utility used to manage the dm-crypt encryption functionality.
Installation
yum install cryptsetup
Encrypting a Block Device with cryptsetup/LUKS
Format the block device with LUKS and assign it a passphrase (it is also possible to use a key file).
cryptsetup luksFormat -y -v /dev/sdb