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1<?xml version="1.0"?>
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5 SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
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7 This file is part of systemd.
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9 Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering
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56ba3c78 11<refentry id="systemd-cryptsetup@.service" conditional='HAVE_LIBCRYPTSETUP'>
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13 <refentryinfo>
14 <title>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</title>
15 <productname>systemd</productname>
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17 <authorgroup>
18 <author>
19 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
20 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
21 <surname>Poettering</surname>
22 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
23 </author>
24 </authorgroup>
25 </refentryinfo>
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27 <refmeta>
28 <refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle>
29 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
30 </refmeta>
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32 <refnamediv>
33 <refname>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refname>
34 <refname>systemd-cryptsetup</refname>
35 <refpurpose>Full disk decryption logic</refpurpose>
36 </refnamediv>
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38 <refsynopsisdiv>
39 <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename></para>
12b42c76 40 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-cryptsetup</filename></para>
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43 <refsect1>
44 <title>Description</title>
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46 <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> is a
47 service responsible for setting up encrypted block devices. It is
48 instantiated for each device that requires decryption for
49 access.</para>
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51 <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> will ask
52 for hard disk passwords via the <ulink
28a0ad81 53 url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">
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54 password agent logic</ulink>, in order to query the user for the
55 password using the right mechanism at boot and during
56 runtime.</para>
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58 <para>At early boot and when the system manager configuration is reloaded, <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> is
59 translated into <filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> units by
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60 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
61 </refsect1>
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63 <refsect1>
64 <title>See Also</title>
65 <para>
66 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
67 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
68 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
3ba3a79d 69 <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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70 </para>
71 </refsect1>
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73</refentry>