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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/cryptsetup.scm | 22 |
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/cryptsetup.scm b/gnu/packages/cryptsetup.scm index cd0a3992a7..4c4633fe0b 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/cryptsetup.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/cryptsetup.scm @@ -63,14 +63,22 @@ ("lvm2" ,lvm2) ; device-mapper ("popt" ,popt) ("util-linux" ,util-linux "lib"))) ;libuuid - (synopsis "Hard disk encryption tool") + (synopsis "Set up transparent encryption of block devices using dm-crypt") (description - "LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup)/Cryptsetup provides a standard on-disk -encryption format, which does not only facilitate compatibility among -distributions, but which also provides secure management of multiple user -passwords. In contrast to existing solutions, LUKS stores all setup necessary -setup information in the partition header, enabling the users to transport -or migrate their data seamlessly.") + "Cryptsetup is a utility used to conveniently set up disk encryption based +on the @code{dm-crypt} Linux kernel module. It is most often used to manage +LUKS volumes but also supports plain dm-crypt volumes and loop-AES, TrueCrypt +(including VeraCrypt extension), and BitLocker formats. + +@acronym{LUKS, Linux Unified Key Setup} is the standard for hard disk encryption +with the kernel Linux. It provides a standard on-disk-format compatible amongst +distributions as well as secure management of multiple user passwords. LUKS +stores all necessary setup information in the partition header to facilitate +data transport and migration. + +The package also includes the @command{veritysetup} and @command{integritysetup} +utilities to conveniently configure the @code{dm-verity} and @code{dm-integrity} +block integrity kernel modules.") (license license:gpl2) (home-page "https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup"))) |