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<h1 id="luks">Introduction to <span class="application">LUKS</span></h1>
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You can create other encrypted volumes using
<span class="application">LUKS</span> to encrypt, for example, another
USB stick or an external hard disk.
<span class="application">LUKS</span> is the standard for disk
encryption in Linux.
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Plug in the external storage device that you want to use.
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[[!img empty_device.png link=no alt="Free Space 123 GB"]]
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In the <span class="guilabel">Create Partition</span> screen:
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In the <span class="guilabel">Set Password</span> screen:
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Then click <span class="bold">Create</span>.
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You can open this new partition from the sidebar of the file browser with the name you gave it.
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It is possible to open such encrypted volumes from other operating systems. But, doing so might compromise the security provided by Tails.
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For example, image thumbnails might be created and saved by the other operating system. Or, the contents of files might be indexed by the other operating system.
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