Are there known security issues during creation of LUKS containers?

Alexander Grund <[email protected]> Fri, 16 May 2025 14:29:00 +0200
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.cryptsetup
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Hi all,

we are planning to use LUKS containers on machines with limited local 
storage but access to a large, but shared file system.
So far I've only found security considerations for existing LUKS containers.

Are there any information on issues possible during **creation** of a 
LUKS container?
I.e. if it is possible for someone with access to files on the file 
system, where the container is being created by `cryptsetup luksFormat`, 
is able to infer any information on the key during the process?

Can anyone point me to relevant information/research?

Thanks,
Alexander Grund
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