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# cryptsetup
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-> Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS encrypted volumes.
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+> Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS(Linux Unified Key Setup) encrypted volumes.
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-- Format a drive (or a file) to make it a LUKS volume:
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+- Initialize a LUKS volume (overwrites all data on the partition):
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-`cryptsetup luksFormat {{path/to/luks_volume_to_be}}`
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+`cryptsetup luksFormat {{/dev/sda1}}`
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-- Open a volume so that you can access it decrypted on the fly at /dev/mapper/{{a}}:
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+- Open a LUKS volume and create a decrypted mapping at /dev/mapper/{{target}}:
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-`cryptsetup luksOpen {{path/to/luks_volume_to_be}} {{a}}`
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+`cryptsetup luksOpen {{/dev/sda1}} {{target}}`
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+- Remove an existing mapping:
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+`cryptsetup luksClose {{target}}`
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