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<refentry id="systemd-cryptsetup@.service" conditional='HAVE_LIBCRYPTSETUP'>
<refentryinfo>
<title>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refname>
<refname>systemd-cryptsetup</refname>
<refpurpose>Full disk decryption logic</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename></para>
<para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-cryptsetup</filename></para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> is a
service responsible for setting up encrypted block devices. It is
instantiated for each device that requires decryption for
access.</para>
<para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> will ask
for hard disk passwords via the <ulink
url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">
password agent logic</ulink>, in order to query the user for the
password using the right mechanism at boot and during
runtime.</para>
<para>At early boot and when the system manager configuration is reloaded, <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> is
translated into <filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> units by
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>