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# cryptsetup
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> Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) encrypted volumes.
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- Initialize a LUKS volume (overwrites all data on the partition):
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`cryptsetup luksFormat {{/dev/sda1}}`
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- Open a LUKS volume and create a decrypted mapping at /dev/mapper/{{target}}:
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`cryptsetup luksOpen {{/dev/sda1}} {{target}}`
- Remove an existing mapping:
`cryptsetup luksClose {{target}}`