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[[!meta title="Creating and using LUKS encrypted volumes"]]
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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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<h1 id="creating">Creating an encrypted partition</h1>
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<h2 id="identifying">Identifying your external storage device</h2>
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The *Disks* utility lists all the current storage devices on the left side of the screen.
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A new device appears in the list of storage devices. Click on it.
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<h2 id="formatting">Formatting the device</h2>
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In the **Format Disk** dialog:
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<h2 id="partition">Creating a new encrypted partition</h2>
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Now the schema of the partitions in the middle of the screen shows an empty device:
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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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<span class="guilabel">Partition Size</span>: you can create a partition on the whole device or only on part of it.
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You can give a name to the partition.
This name remains invisible until the partition is open but can help
you to identify it during use.
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In the <span class="guilabel">Set Password</span> screen:
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<span class="guilabel">Password</span>: type a passphrase for the encrypted partition and repeat it to confirm.
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