Hi Mario, Gave this a try, cryptsetup create worked fine as suggested. FS is XFS, there are a number of superblock backups, but can't seem to find one. Does salt get generated out of this info, or is it something totally random? Thanks, Miklos > Well, since you know cipher, keysize, offset and the master key, you > should be able to set up the dm-crypt device manually without the help > of LUKS via `cryptsetup create'. >If your suspicion is true, your chances to recover anything primarily >depend on the filesystem type you created on top of the crypted device. >Try to find a superblock backup and try to recover the filesystem. >No need to mention: Keep the original data safe and unmodified, base >your recovery attempts on image-copies only. _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt