- The *Disks* utility allows you to create encrypted volumes.

The *Disks* utility allows you to create encrypted volumes.

- The GNOME desktop allows you to open encrypted volumes.

The GNOME desktop allows you to open encrypted volumes.

Such encrypted volumes are not hidden. <p>An attacker in possession of the device can know that there is an encrypted
volume on it. Take into consideration that you can be forced or tricked to give
out its passphrase.</p>

<p>An attacker in possession of the device can know that there is an encrypted
volume on it. Take into consideration that you can be forced or tricked to give
out its passphrase.</p>

Choose **Applications**s&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**&nbsp;▸ **Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.

Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.

[[!img empty_device.png link=noclass="screenshot" alt="Free Space 123 GB"]]

[[!img empty_device.png class="screenshot" alt="Free Space 123 GB"]]

Click on the **[[!img lib/list-add.png alt="Create partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]]** button to create a new partition on the device.

**Password**: type a passphrase for the encrypted partition and repeat it to confirm.

[[!img encrypted_partition.png link="noclass="screenshot" alt="Partition 1 4.0 GB LUKS / secretFilesystem 4.0 GB Ext4"]]

[[!img encrypted_partition.png class="screenshot" alt="Partition 1 4.0 GB LUKS / Filesystem 4.0 GB Ext4"]]

If you want to create another partition in the free space on the device, click on the free space and then click on the **[[!img lib/list-add.png alt="Create partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]]** button again.

You can open this new partition from the sidebar of the f*Files* browser with the name you gave it.

You can open this new partition from the sidebar of the *Files* browser with the name you gave it.

[[!img unlock.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="Authentication Required"]]

[[!img unlock.png class="screenshot" alt="Authentication Required"]]

After unlocking, you can access the content of the partition from either:the sidebar of the *Files* browser.

After unlocking, you can access the content of the partition from the sidebar of the *Files* browser.

Click on the partition displaying a [[!img lib/network-wireless-encrypted.png alt="Partition LUKS" class="symbolic" link="no"]] in the bottom-right corner.

Click on the [[!img lib/system-run.png alt="Additional partition options" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button and choose **Change Passphrase** in the shortcut menu.