LUKS
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| + | |extensions={{ext|luks}}, {{ext|img}}, {{ext|luksVolumeHeaderBackUp}}<ref>https://bytemeta.vip/repo/mhogomchungu/zuluCrypt/issues/152</ref> | ||
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | A LUKS volume begins with signature bytes | + | A LUKS (v1, at least) volume begins with signature bytes {{magic|'L' 'U' 'K' 'S' 0xBA 0xBE}}. |
| + | For version 1 this is followed by byte sequence <code>00 01</code> | ||
| + | and for version 2 this is followed by byte sequence <code>00 02</code>. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/Specification LUKS On-Disk Format Specification] |
== Software == | == Software == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup cryptsetup] |
| − | * [http:// | + | * [[Wikipedia:FreeOTFE|FreeOTFE]] |
| + | * [http://mhogomchungu.github.io/zuluCrypt/ zuluCrypt] | ||
| + | * [http://mhogomchungu.github.io/zuluCrypt/ zuluMount] | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | [[Wikipedia:Linux Unified Key Setup|Wikipedia article]] | + | * [[Wikipedia:Linux Unified Key Setup|Wikipedia article]] |
| + | * [https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/cryptsetup/v2.0/v2.0.0-ReleaseNotes Cryptsetup 2.0.0 Release Notes] - Introduces LUKS2 format | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:40, 12 September 2022
LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) is a general-purpose encrypted disk format. It supports, for example, multiple keys, and the possibility of changing keys without re-encrypting the entire volume. Some Linux distributions support LUKS by default, using cryptsetup and related utilities, as if it were an advanced form of dm-crypt.
A LUKS volume begins with a header containing a variety of (unencrypted) information about the encrypted data.
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[edit] Identification
A LUKS (v1, at least) volume begins with signature bytes 'L' 'U' 'K' 'S' 0xBA 0xBE.
For version 1 this is followed by byte sequence 00 01
and for version 2 this is followed by byte sequence 00 02.
[edit] Specifications
[edit] Software
[edit] Links
- Wikipedia article
- Cryptsetup 2.0.0 Release Notes - Introduces LUKS2 format
