---
title: 'Create an encrypted luks partition'
url: 'https://embeng.dynv6.net/create-an-encrypted-luks-partition'
markdown: 'https://embeng.dynv6.net/create-an-encrypted-luks-partition.md'
date: '2025-06-05'
description: 'Sometimes you need an encrypted partition on a computer for storing sensitive data which should not fall into the wrong hands in case of lost. Here it is described how to create and manage such a partition in the shell. Prereq'
taxonomy:
  archives_month:
    - jun_2025
  archives_year:
    - '2025'
---

# Create an encrypted luks partition

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