The encrypted LUKS Master Key

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A Question:

Where is the encrypted MK located that decrypts the dm-encrypted partition?

I believe to understand the point so far that the decrypted MK is never written to disk, only to the memory. Is the MK stored further down the line off the 592 bytes LUKS header? Or is it so complex that a decrypted MK can be restored from the password + the LUKS-machinery and does not even have to be stored as an encrypted MK at all? (I think this is wrong).

If the e-MK is stored on disk, is it stored in the filesystem of the partition or somewhere else in another block area right after the LUKS-592-Bytes?

SS

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