Dm-crypt

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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.