---
name: "luksdeinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libluksde-utils"
version: "20240503-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/luksdeinfo"
---

# luksdeinfo(1)

determines information about a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encryption volume

## NAME

**luksdeinfo** – determines information about a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encryption volume

## SYNOPSIS

**luksdeinfo** \[**-k** *key*\] \[**-o** *offset*\] \[**-p** *password*\] \[**-huvV**\] *source*

## DESCRIPTION

**luksdeinfo** is a utility to determine information about a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encryption volume

**luksdeinfo** is part of the **libluksde** package. **libluksde** is a library to access the Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encryption format

*source* is the source file.

The options are as follows:

- **-h**

  shows this help

- **-k** *key*

  specify the volume master key formatted in base16

- **-o** *offset*

  specify the volume offset

- fl p *password*

  specify the password

- **-u**

  unattended mode (disables user interaction)

- **-v**

  verbose output to stderr

- **-V**

  print version

## ENVIRONMENT

None

## FILES

None

## EXAMPLES

```
# luksdeinfo -p Password /dev/sda1
luksdeinfo 20130704

Linux Unified Key Setup Disk Encryption information:
	Encryption method:		AES 128-bit

```

## DIAGNOSTICS

Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.

## BUGS

Please report bugs of any kind to \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\> or on the project website: https://github.com/libyal/libluksde/

## AUTHOR

These man pages were written by Joachim Metz.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2013-2024, Joachim Metz \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\>. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO

[luksdemount(1)](/luksdemount/1.md)