Re: [dm-crypt] Why is it necessary to "wipe" an authenticated luks2 device when creating it?

Christoph Anton Mitterer
2019-09-26T09:45:09Z

On Thu, 2019-09-26 at 09:41 +0200, Milan Broz wrote:
> Initial wipe recalculates integrity tags - so you can read the device
> afterward.

Maybe it shouldn't be called "wipe" (which people often relate to
secure deletion methods) but "initialise"? :-)

Cheers,
Chris