help with LUKS header backup
I am trying to back up the LUKS header and LUKS FAQ recommend using
the cryptsetup luksHeaderBackup command.
Cryptsetup man page has the following format
"luksHeaderBackup <device> --header-backup-file <file>"
the following example is taken from the LUKS FAQ.
cryptsetup luksHeaderBackup --header-backup-file h /dev/mapper/c1
i just want to confirm if I am reading this example right.
cryptsetup luksHeaderBackup --header-backup-file > I understand
the options but the following operands are a bit confusing.
h > is the backup file name/location in the example
/dev/mapper/c1 > I am guessing c1 here means the hard disk partition
with luks. Right?
I only have one partition that uses LUKS, sda4. It's a GPT disk and
the partitions are as follows
sda1 = ESP
sda2 = EF02
sda3 = /boot
sda4 = luks = rest of the disk.
On my system, there is just /dev/mapper/sda4, I am guessing this is
the devise I need to back up or is it the whole hard drive just like
backing up a MBR.
I am guessing the command I need to use on my system is:
cryptsetup luksHeaderBackup /dev/mapper/sda4 --header-backup-file
/media/USB_stick
Is this interpretation right?
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Kind regards,
Yudi
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