---
name: "kxc-cryptsetup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kxc"
version: "0.17-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kxc-cryptsetup"
---

# kxc-cryptsetup(1)

Cryptsetup helper to kxc

## NAME

kxc-cryptsetup - Cryptsetup helper to kxc

## SYNOPSIS

**kxc-cryptsetup** *NAME*

## DESCRIPTION

[**kxc**(1)](/kxc/1.md) is a client for [**kxd**(1)](/kxd/1.md), a key exchange daemon.

kxc-cryptsetup is a convenience wrapper for invoking kxc while taking the options from the files in */etc/kxc/*.

## OPTIONS

Its only command-line argument is a descriptive name, which will be used to find the configuration files.

## FILES

For a given *NAME* that is passed as the only command-line argument, the following files are needed:

- */etc/kxc/NAME.key.pem*

  Private key to use.

- */etc/kxc/NAME.cert.pem*

  Certificate to use. Must match the given key.

- */etc/kxc/NAME.server\_cert.pem*

  Server certificate, used to validate the server.

- */etc/kxc/NAME.url*

  Contains the URL to the key; usually in the form of `"kxd://server/name"`.

## CONTACT

Main website \<https://blitiri.com.ar/p/kxd\>.

If you have any questions, comments or patches please send them to `"albertito@blitiri.com.ar"`.

## SEE ALSO

[**kxc**(1)](/kxc/1.md), [**kxd**(1)](/kxd/1.md), [**crypttab**(5)](/crypttab/5.md), [**cryptsetup**(8)](/cryptsetup/8.md).