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1bf8d6ac7SJohn Wedig# eStoraged
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3bf8d6ac7SJohn WedigThis daemon serves as an abstraction for an encrypted storage device,
4bf8d6ac7SJohn Wedigencapsulating the security functionality and providing a D-Bus interface to
5bf8d6ac7SJohn Wedigmanage the encrypted filesystem on the device. Using the D-Bus interface, other
6*d61316adSPatrick Williamssoftware components can interact with eStoraged to do things like create a new
7*d61316adSPatrick Williamsencrypted filesystem, wipe its contents, lock/unlock the device, or change the
8*d61316adSPatrick Williamspassword.
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