3
English type: Plain text
<h1 id="luks">Introduction to <i>LUKS</i></h1>
46/470 · 47
7
English type: Plain text
You can create other encrypted volumes using *LUKS* to encrypt, for example, another USB stick or an external hard disk. *LUKS* is the standard for disk encryption in Linux.
186/1740 · 174
10
English type: Plain text
<h2 id="comparison">Comparison between <i>LUKS</i> and <i>VeraCrypt</i></h2>
70/770 · 77
11
English type: Plain text
You can also open *VeraCrypt* encrypted volumes in Tails. *VeraCrypt* is a disk encryption tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux. [[See our documentation about *VeraCrypt*.|veracrypt]]
221/1810 · 181
12
English type: Plain text
[[!inline pages="doc/encryption_and_privacy/luks_vs_veracrypt.inline" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
96/930 · 93
17
English type: Bullet: ' 1. '
Plug in the external storage device that you want to use.
71/570 · 57
20
English type: Plain text
1. Check that the description of the device on the right side of the screen
corresponds to your device: its brand, its size, etc.
155/1340 · 134
32
English type: Plain text
Now the schema of the partitions in the middle of the screen shows an empty device:
86/830 · 83
33
English type: Plain text
[[!img empty_device.png link=no alt="Free Space 123 GB"]]
58/580 · 58
34
English type: Bullet: ' 1. '
Click on the **[[!img lib/list-add.png alt="Create partition" class="symbolic" link="no"]]** button to create a new partition on the device.
173/1400 · 140
54
English type: Plain text
Then click **Create**.
31/300 · 30
55
English type: Bullet: ' 1. '
Creating the partition takes from a few seconds to a few minutes. After that, the new encrypted partition appears in the volumes on the device:
159/1430 · 143
57
English type: Bullet: ' 1. '
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.
242/2120 · 212
59
English type: Plain text
You can open this new partition from the sidebar of the file browser with the name you gave it.
106/950 · 95
60
English type: Plain text
After opening the partition with the file browser, you can also access it from the **Places** menu.
99/990 · 99
73
English type: Plain text
Such encrypted volumes are not hidden. 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.
234/2140 · 214
75
English type: Plain text
It is possible to open such encrypted volumes from other operating systems. But, doing so might compromise the security provided by Tails.
143/1380 · 138
76
English type: Plain text
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.
176/1610 · 161
81
English type: Plain text
1. Check that the description of the device on the right side of the screen
corresponds to your device: its brand, its size, etc.
153/1300 · 130
The translation has come to an end.