Cryptsetup

An Open Source CLI tool to setup virtual encryption of block devices with dm-crypt
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  • Publisher Name:
  • Christophe Saout, Clemens Fruhwirth and Milan Broz

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Cryptsetup Description

Cryptsetup is an open source and free command-line, userspace software that allows users to easily setup transparent disk encryption using the dm-crypt Linux kernel module, including plain dm-crypt volumes, loop-AES, TrueCrypt and LUKS volumes. Cryptsetup is based ok LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) and offers compatibility via standardization, support for multiple keys, compelling passphrase revocation, and protection against low-entropy attacks. The software also includes a veritysetup tool, which can be used to effortlessly setup dm-verity block integrity checking module for the Linux kernel. Cryptsetup is supported on all Linux operating systems.


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