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29.5. Common Post-Installation Tasks

The following sections are about common post-installation tasks.
These sections are about generating keys and adding keys.

29.5.1.1. Generate a key
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This will generate a 256-bit key in the file $HOME/keyfile. 
		dd if=/dev/urandom of=$HOME/keyfile bs=32 count=1
		chmod 600 $HOME/keyfile
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cryptsetup luksAddKey <device> ~/keyfile
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cryptsetup luksAddKey <device>
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After being prompted for any one of the existing passphrases for authentication, you will be prompted to enter the new passphrase.

29.5.3. Remove a passphrase or key from a device
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cryptsetup luksRemoveKey <device>
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You will be prompted for the passphrase you wish to remove and then for any one of the remaining passphrases for authentication.
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