# cryptsetup v2.8.2

- Product: cryptsetup (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/cryptsetup)
- Vendor: cryptsetup
- Date: 2025-12-18
- Version: v2.8.2
- Original notes: https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/-/tags/v2.8.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/cryptsetup/releases/v2.8.2
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Version 2.8.2.

- **added** — Support for PHMAC with integritysetup and cryptsetup.
- **added** — Support for BitLocker clearkey.
- **added** — Inline integrity flag set when no underlying dm-integrity device exists.
- **fixed** — BitLocker handling of NULL passwords and validation of FVE metadata.
- **fixed** — OPAL sed-opal ioctl submission to R/W file descriptor and suppressed confusing debug messages.
- **fixed** — Handling of too long label and subsystem fields.
- **fixed** — LUKS2 device status in inline HW mode and detached header.
- **fixed** — Possible use of uninitialized variable and inline format data device.
- **fixed** — Typos in integritysetup man page and volume-key-file help.
- **fixed** — Key-size descriptions and explicit mention of units (bytes) for volume key in header.