> the difference between truly random noise and an encrypted volume
A LUKS volume with a detached header is indistinguishable from random data.
> the difference between truly random noise and an encrypted volume
A LUKS volume with a detached header is indistinguishable from random data.
Have you actually compared the random data that various tools write to a disk to encrypted files? Load up binwalk and give it a rip, you will be surprised by how distinct the entropy graph is between the two