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LUKS

LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. Created by Clemens Fruhwirth

Free Open Source
Linux

LUKS is the standard for Linux hard disk encryption. By providing a standard on-disk-format, it does not only facilitate compatibility among distributions, but also provides secure management of multiple user passwords. In contrast to existing solution, LUKS stores all setup necessary setup information in the partition header, enabling the user to transport or migrate his data seamlessly.

LUKS was designed according to TKS1, a template design developed in TKS1 for secure key setup. LUKS closely reassembles the structure recommended in the TKS1 paper, but also adds meta data for cipher setup management and LUKS also supports for multiple keys/passphrases. More Info »

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Features

Data-encryption Drive Encryption Add a feature

Category

Security & Privacy

Tags

cryptography disk-encryption

LUKS was added by Danilo_Venom in Aug 2014 and the latest update was made in Jan 2020. The list of alternatives was updated May 2020. It's possible to update the information on LUKS or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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