LUKS - Linux Unified Key Setup

Encrypted swap on LVM

Create logical volume for swap

# lvcreate -L 2g -n lv-swap vg-root
  Logical volume "lv-swap" created

# lvs /dev/vg-root/lv-swap
  LV      VG      Attr      LSize Pool Origin Data%  Move Log Copy%  Convert
  lv-swap vg-root -wi-ao--- 2.00g

Create and get the UUID

This step will erase all of your data from the disk after the mkswap command!!! So be sure you pick the right one!

# mkswap /dev/vg-root/lv-swap
mkswap: /dev/vg-root/lv-swap: warning: don't erase bootbits sectors
        on whole disk. Use -f to force.
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 2097148 KiB
no label, UUID=4764e516-d025-41de-ab5b-72070a3ae765

Save this UUID for the next step!!!

Create the crypted swap

Put this in your /etc/crypttab :

cryptswap1 UUID=4764e516-d025-41de-ab5b-72070a3ae765 /dev/urandom swap,cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256,offset=40,noearly

The UUID is the one from mkswap before!!!

Important things:

1. offset=40 : Save the region where your UUID is written on disk.
2. noearly  : Avoid race conditions of the init scripts (cryptdisks and cryptdisks-early).

Start the crypted partition

# cryptdisks_start cryptswap1
 * Starting crypto disk...
 * cryptswap1 (starting)..
 * cryptswap1 (started)...

Check the status

# cryptsetup status cryptswap1
/dev/mapper/cryptswap1 is active.
  type:    PLAIN
  cipher:  aes-cbc-essiv:sha256
  keysize: 256 bits
  device:  /dev/mapper/vg--root-lv--swap
  offset:  40 sectors
  size:    4194264 sectors
  mode:    read/write

Make the swapFS

# mkswap /dev/mapper/cryptswap1
mkswap: /dev/mapper/cryptswap1: warning: don't erase bootbits sectors
        on whole disk. Use -f to force.
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 2097128 KiB
no label, UUID=ccdd1d28-0504-4682-8ece-8b6ef381d7e9

This new UUID has no relevance for /etc/crypttab.

Edit the /etc/fstab

# vit /etc/fstab
...
/dev/mapper/cryptswap1 none swap sw 0 0

Reboot to test your settings.