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by SAI_Peregrinus 1033 days ago
> you're using the wrong tool anyhow - do crypto at the file level where you aren't constrained by sector sizes.

Really, I'd say that 99% of the uses of block device encryption would be better served by using a filesystem that supports encryption natively. The remaining 1% is for block devices that handle the encryption in the hardware.