cryptsetup Command Examples

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}}