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How to Setup Encrypted Filesystems and Swap Space Using “Cryptsetup” Tool in Linux – Part 3

The idea behind encryption is to allow only trusted persons to access your sensitive data and to protect it from falling into the wrong hands in case of loss or theft of your machine / hard disk.

In this article we will discuss how to set up encrypted file systems with dm-crypt (short for device mapper and cryptographic), the standard kernel-level encryption tool.

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