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gnu: cryptsetup: Rewrite synopsis & description.

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* gnu/packages/cryptsetup.scm (cryptsetup)[synopsis, description]:
Be more explicit about stuff.
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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice 2021-05-30 14:39:15 +02:00
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("lvm2" ,lvm2) ; device-mapper ("lvm2" ,lvm2) ; device-mapper
("popt" ,popt) ("popt" ,popt)
("util-linux" ,util-linux "lib"))) ;libuuid ("util-linux" ,util-linux "lib"))) ;libuuid
(synopsis "Hard disk encryption tool") (synopsis "Set up transparent encryption of block devices using dm-crypt")
(description (description
"LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup)/Cryptsetup provides a standard on-disk "Cryptsetup is a utility used to conveniently set up disk encryption based
encryption format, which does not only facilitate compatibility among on the @code{dm-crypt} Linux kernel module. It is most often used to manage
distributions, but which also provides secure management of multiple user LUKS volumes but also supports plain dm-crypt volumes and loop-AES, TrueCrypt
passwords. In contrast to existing solutions, LUKS stores all setup necessary (including VeraCrypt extension), and BitLocker formats.
setup information in the partition header, enabling the users to transport
or migrate their data seamlessly.") @acronym{LUKS, Linux Unified Key Setup} is the standard for hard disk encryption
with the kernel Linux. It provides a standard on-disk-format compatible amongst
distributions as well as secure management of multiple user passwords. LUKS
stores all necessary setup information in the partition header to facilitate
data transport and migration.
The package also includes the @command{veritysetup} and @command{integritysetup}
utilities to conveniently configure the @code{dm-verity} and @code{dm-integrity}
block integrity kernel modules.")
(license license:gpl2) (license license:gpl2)
(home-page "https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup"))) (home-page "https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup")))