Re: Can LUKS be used on a tmpfs?

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On 12/23/2015 08:05 PM, H McCurdy wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to get crypt_init() to use a tmpfs instead of a block
> device or a file?

No, dm-crypt works only over block devices (/dev/ram* are block devices as well).

You can create a file on tmpfs and use that through loopback though
(but this adds another layer there).

Milan
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