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Format the block device with [[Dm-crypt#LUKS|LUKS]] and assign it a passphrase.
Format the block device with [[Dm-crypt#LUKS|LUKS]] and assign it a passphrase.
cryptsetup luksFormat -y -v /dev/sdb

Revision as of 08:07, 24 December 2018

Internal

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.

cryptsetup luksFormat -y -v /dev/sdb