# Doubt about dm\_crypt **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 13, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doubt-about-dm-crypt/240999 "2020-07-13T14:44:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rschirin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rschirin/32/45283_2.png) [@rschirin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rschirin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doubt-about-dm-crypt/240999/1 "2020-07-13T14:44:27Z")
Hi everybody, I know that we can use `dm_crypt` with a basic license even if we will be out of support. I would like just to know: where `dm_crypt` will perform the encryption? I mean, directly on the filesystem? who will be able to read data as a plain text? in another discussion ([How to use dm\_crypt with elasticsearch - #2 by DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-dm-crypt-with-elasticsearch/214781/2)), I read: > Yes, `dm_crypt` transparently encrypts the data stored on disk so it looks like normal data to users of the host machine. ok, data will be available from Kibana, from API but not from filesystem? ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doubt-about-dm-crypt/240999/2 "2020-07-13T20:50:52Z")
dmcrypt sits between the app and the filesystem. The [wiki page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dm-crypt) goes into more detail. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/doubt-about-dm-crypt/240999/3 "2020-08-10T20:50:54Z")
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