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[[!meta title="Creating and using LUKS encrypted volumes"]]
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<h1 id="luks">Introduction to <i>LUKS</i></h1>
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<p>The simplest way to carry around the documents that you want to use
with Tails encrypted is to use the [[Persistent
Storage|persistent_storage]].</p>
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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.
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The *Disks* utility allows you to create encrypted volumes.
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The GNOME desktop allows you to open encrypted volumes.
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<p>Such encrypted volumes, like the Persistent Storage, are not hidden.</p>
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<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>
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<h2 id="comparison">Comparison between <i>LUKS</i> and <i>VeraCrypt</i></h2>
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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]]
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[[!inline pages="doc/encryption_and_privacy/luks_vs_veracrypt.inline" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
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Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.
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The *Disks* utility lists all the current storage devices on the left side of the screen.
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Plug in the external storage device that you want to use.
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A new device appears in the list of storage devices. Click on it.
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[[!img storage_devices_after.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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1. Check that the description of the device on the right side of the screen
corresponds to your device: its brand, its size, etc.
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Select the [[!img lib/view-more.png alt="Menu" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the title bar and choose **Format Disk** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.
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In the **Format Disk** dialog:
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If you want to overwrite all data on the device, choose **Overwrite existing data with zeroes** in the **Erase** menu.
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