LUKS
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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, usingcryptsetup 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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Identification
A LUKS volume begins with signature bytes "'L' 'U' 'K' 'S' 0xBA 0xBE.
