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LUKS

Pre-reqs

  1. install cryptsetup
  2. locate disk uuid

Creating drive

  1. cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdX
  2. cryptsetup open /dev/sdX
  3. mkfs.ext4 -L vault /dev/mapper/vault

Open and mount

  1. cryptsetup open /dev/sdX vault
  2. mount /dev/mapper/vault /mnt/vault

Umount and close

  1. umount /mnt/vault
  2. cryptsetup close vault

Misc

  1. /dev/disk/by-uuid/X - Usefull for scripting
  2. /proc/mounts - Check mountpoints
  3. dmsetup ls - Check LUKS devices