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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:20:54 -0500, Alan K. wrote:   
      
   > Is there a substitute for Bitlocker?   
      
   As I understand it, LVM whole-volume encryption uses a strong   
   encryption key, which is not the same as the user-entered password.   
   Instead, the encryption key is stored in a special area, encrypted   
   with the password.   
      
   This allows multiple copies of the key to be stored, encrypted with   
   different passwords, so different users can be granted access, and   
   this access can be selectively revoked (by simply deleting the   
   corresponding encrypted-key entry) without having to re-encrypt the   
   whole volume with a different key.   
      
   And no, those user passwords are not stored anywhere; it is up to the   
   users to keep a record of them.   
      
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