cryptsetup

Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) encrypted volumes. More information: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/.

Initialize a LUKS volume (overwrites all data on the partition):

cryptsetup luksFormat {{/dev/sda1}}

Open a LUKS volume and create a decrypted mapping at /dev/mapper/{{target}}:

cryptsetup luksOpen {{/dev/sda1}} {{target}}

Remove an existing mapping:

cryptsetup luksClose {{target}}

Change the LUKS volume's passphrase:

cryptsetup luksChangeKey {{/dev/sda1}}