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1<?xml version="1.0"?>
2<!--*-nxml-*-->
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56ba3c78 5<refentry id="systemd-cryptsetup@.service" conditional='HAVE_LIBCRYPTSETUP'>
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7 <refentryinfo>
8 <title>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</title>
9 <productname>systemd</productname>
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12 <refmeta>
13 <refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle>
14 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
15 </refmeta>
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17 <refnamediv>
18 <refname>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refname>
19 <refname>systemd-cryptsetup</refname>
20 <refpurpose>Full disk decryption logic</refpurpose>
21 </refnamediv>
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23 <refsynopsisdiv>
24 <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename></para>
12b42c76 25 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-cryptsetup</filename></para>
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28 <refsect1>
29 <title>Description</title>
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31 <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> is a
32 service responsible for setting up encrypted block devices. It is
33 instantiated for each device that requires decryption for
34 access.</para>
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36 <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> will ask
37 for hard disk passwords via the <ulink
28a0ad81 38 url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">
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39 password agent logic</ulink>, in order to query the user for the
40 password using the right mechanism at boot and during
41 runtime.</para>
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43 <para>At early boot and when the system manager configuration is reloaded, <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> is
44 translated into <filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> units by
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45 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
46 </refsect1>
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48 <refsect1>
49 <title>See Also</title>
50 <para>
51 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
52 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
53 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
3ba3a79d 54 <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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55 </para>
56 </refsect1>
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58</refentry>