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How can I access volumes encrypted with LUKS/dm-crypt from Windows?
The answer to this question used to be FreeOTFE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeOTFE); sadly, the project has not been updated for three years and its website (http://www.freeotfe.org) is no longer ...
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How to mount an encrypted ext3 filesystem under OS X?
I know how to mount an ext3 filesystem in OS X with MacFUSE and fuse-ext2. But how can I mount an encrypted ext3 volume?
I have Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" running.
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How can I reinstall Ubuntu focal 20.04 on an existing LUKS encrypted system?
I'm a very long time Ubuntu user (over a decade) but have not been here as I've had no issues with Ubuntu. With the arrival of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS I decided to encrypt my data (or system if needed). I'm ...
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Migrating from unencrypted Ubuntu 16.04 to LUKS Encrypted install of 16.04
My company is working on implementing some Ubuntu Systems in a few of their new testing efforts and I have been tasked with an encryption solution for them. Having been a primarily Windows user with ...
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Is LUKS/cryptsetup's `hddname` (or `name`) simply an arbitrary label used during the session
This is a very simple question about LUKS encryption.
My Fedora 15 system uses LUKS over the root, home and swap LVM partitions. To access these partitions from a boot cd, for example, its necessary ...
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How to find my LUKS encryption passphrase inside decrypted filesystem?
I have lost my encryption passphrase, however my computer is still on and I would like to know if there's a way to see my passphrase to avoid having to backup my data and reinstall.
The hard drive was ...
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LUKS Cryptsetup Options Failing for Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Running Kali Linux ARM
I've scoured the internet for help on this, and it seems I'm one of the only people with this problem.
I recently downloaded a fresh copy of Kali Linux ARM for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, and I want ...
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LUKS encryption with non-interactive login on RHEL6
I need to have LUKS encryption on this system but during lab development I don't want to have to enter the password at the console each reboot. I'd like a way to set a simple password that can be ...
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LUKS encrypted drive not booting after modifying partition table with TestDIsk
I screwed up my partition table the other day but had recovered it with TestDisk. After re-writing the partition table, I'm able to boot up into GRUB and subsequently the interface for entering my ...
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LUKS encrypted volume lost upon reboot
Using this guide I encrypted a volume and am able to open and mount it manually.
The problem comes after rebooting. On startup the system does not open the encrypted volume, nor is the decrypted ...
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