verifying that disk is encrypted

[Gilles Gravier]

Eric,

On 26/05/2021 06:59, Eric Demer via ubuntu-users wrote:
> I successfully re-installed Ubuntu with the built-in encryption on,
> and now I need
> to do _something like_ letting my employer verify that I do have it
> encrypted.
> I say  "something like"  because, _for built-in encryption_,
> submitting a screenshot would be enough.
> However, I have not found any way of
>
> (a)  taking a screenshot of the  "Please unlock disk"  screen
> or
> (b)  bringing up anything else showing that the built-in encryption is
> enabled


Simplest is:


sudo blkid /dev/YourDiskPartition...

Result should contain: TYPE="crypto_LUKS"

And your boss should know enough to understand what it means...


Gilles

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