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Revision as of 06:54, 24 November 2013
zh-CN:System Encryption with LUKS
This article focuses on how to set up full system encryption on Arch Linux, using dm-crypt with LUKS.
dm-crypt is the standard device-mapper encryption functionality provided by the Linux kernel. It can be used directly by those who like to have full control over all aspects of partition and key management.
LUKS is an additional convenience layer which stores all of the needed setup information for dm-crypt on the disk itself and abstracts partition and key management in an attempt to improve ease of use.
For more details on how dm-crypt+LUKS compares to other disk encryption solution, see Disk Encryption#Comparison table.
Contents
Overview
The installation of a LUKS-encrypted system is largely the same as installing an unencrypted system. Routine creation of an encrypted system follows these general steps:
- Preparation of the drive(s) where the system will be installed
- Creation of the needed encryption layers
- Configuration of the system to handle the encryption
- Installation of the system following the Installation Guide or the Beginners' Guide
Note that the Arch installation media comes with all the tools required for system encryption.
Common scenarios
See Dm-crypt with LUKS/Encrypting a non-root file system and Dm-crypt with LUKS/Encrypting an entire system.
Drive preparation
This step will deal with operations like securely erasing the drive and partitioning it. See Dm-crypt with LUKS/Drive Preparation.
Device encryption
See Dm-crypt with LUKS/Device Encryption.
System configuration
See Dm-crypt with LUKS/System Configuration.
Examples
See Dm-crypt with LUKS/Examples.
Swap device encryption
A swap partition may be added to an encrypted system, if required. The swap partition must be encrypted as well to protect any data swapped out by the system. This part details methods without and with suspend-to-disk support.
See Dm-crypt with LUKS/Swap Encryption.
Specialties
This part deals with special operations like securing the unencrypted boot partition, using GPG or OpenSSL encrypted keyfiles, a method to boot and unlock via the network, or setting up discard/TRIM for a SSD.
See Dm-crypt with LUKS/Specialties.
See also
- cryptsetup FAQ - The main and foremost help resource, directly from the developers.
- FreeOTFE - Supports unlocking LUKS encrypted volumes in Microsoft Windows.