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=Overview=
=Overview=
<tt>dm-crypt</tt> is standard [[Device Mapper Concepts#Encryption|device mapper]] encryption functionality provided by the Linux kernel. The management of dm-crypt is done with [[#cryptsetup|cryptsetup]] userspace utility. <tt>dm-crypt</tt> allows for the following types block-device encryption: [[#LUKS|LUKS]] and [[#plain|plain]].
=Block-Device Encryption Types=
==LUKS==
==plain==
=cryptsetup=
<tt>cryptsetup</tt> is the userspace utility used to manage the <tt>dm-crypt</tt> encryption functionality.


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* https://www.coveros.com/encrypting-a-rhel-7-disk-with-luks/
* https://www.coveros.com/encrypting-a-rhel-7-disk-with-luks/

Revision as of 07:03, 24 December 2018

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Internal

Overview

dm-crypt is standard device mapper encryption functionality provided by the Linux kernel. The management of dm-crypt is done with cryptsetup userspace utility. dm-crypt allows for the following types block-device encryption: LUKS and plain.

Block-Device Encryption Types

LUKS

plain

cryptsetup

cryptsetup is the userspace utility used to manage the dm-crypt encryption functionality.