LUKS

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File Format
Name	LUKS
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Encryption LUKS
Released	≤2005

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.

Contents 1 Identification 2 Specifications 3 Software 4 Links

Identification

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

Specifications

• LUKS On-Disk Format Specification

Software

• cryptsetup
• FreeOTFE

Links

• Wikipedia article