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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!--
+ SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+-->
+<refentry id="systemd-cryptsetup@.service" conditional='HAVE_LIBCRYPTSETUP'>
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-cryptsetup</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Full disk decryption logic</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-cryptsetup</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> is a
+ service responsible for setting up encrypted block devices. It is
+ instantiated for each device that requires decryption for
+ access.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> will ask
+ for hard disk passwords via the <ulink
+ url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">
+ password agent logic</ulink>, in order to query the user for the
+ password using the right mechanism at boot and during
+ runtime.</para>
+
+ <para>At early boot and when the system manager configuration is reloaded, <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename> is
+ translated into <filename>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</filename> units by
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>