dm-crypt: added opening devices

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 To create a encrypted device simply run:
 `cryptsetup -y -v luksFormat /dev/sda2`.
 Where `/dev/sda2` is the device you want to create.
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+## Open an encrypted device
+
+To open and map a device run `cryptsetup -y -v luksFormat /dev/sda1 crypt0` where
+`/dev/sda1` is your encrypted device and `crypt0` is where it will be mapped to
+with `dev/mapper/crypt0`.