CRYPTSETUP(8) CRYPTSETUP(8)
NAME
cryptsetup - setup encrypted partition
SYNOPSIS
disk/cryptsetup -f files ...
disk/cryptsetup -o files ...
disk/cryptsetup -i files ...
DESCRIPTION
Cryptsetup prepares an AES-encrypted partition to be used
with the fs(3) device.
The -f flag formats the partition files, generating a new
encryption key. The user will be prompted for a password
that will be used to protect the encryption key.
The flags -i and -o activate a previously formatted
encrypted partition. The -o flag outputs the fs(3) ctl acti-
vation commands to standard output, whereas -i directly
writes them to the '/dev/fs/ctl' file. The user will be
prompted for the password that was used to protect the
encryption key.
Once activated, the new partition appears under /dev/fs/name
where name is the last path element of the files argument.
SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/disk/cryptsetup.c
SEE ALSO
aes(2), fs(3)
HISTORY
Cryptsetup first appeared in 9front (May, 2011).
Page 1 Plan 9 (printed 11/17/25)