diff --git a/content/posts/ol/storage/post-26/index.md b/content/posts/ol/storage/post-26/index.md index 89539631..a5f65539 100644 --- a/content/posts/ol/storage/post-26/index.md +++ b/content/posts/ol/storage/post-26/index.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Encrypt drives using LUKS" date: 2022-07-25 draft: false -summary: "Learn how to encrypt drives using LUKS" +summary: "Learn how to encrypt a device using LUKS on Oracle Linux." tags: ["ol", "lab", "tutorial", "ol-storage"] showDate: true --- @@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ showDate: true ## Details -Oracle Linux includes device mapper crypt (`dm-crypt`) and the Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) to handle encryption on block devices. +Oracle Linux includes a device mapper crypt (`dm-crypt`) and the Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) to handle encryption on block devices. -In this lab, we'll focus on the front-end tools to encrypt a device using LUKS, which utilizes the `dm-crypt` module from the device mapper support included with the Linux Kernel. +In this tutorial, we'll focus on the front-end tools to encrypt a device using LUKS, which utilizes the `dm-crypt` module from the device mapper support included with the Linux Kernel. ### Objectives @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ In this tutorial, you will learn how to: ### Prerequisites -The tutorial uses the following system: +- Minimum of a single Oracle Linux system -- A system with an available disk and a fully patched installation of Oracle Linux. +- Each system should have Oracle Linux installed and configured with: + - A non-root user account with sudo access + - Access to the Internet + - A block device attached to the system