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Are there any Microsoft Exchange Clients for iOS and Android that store their local data in an encrypted manner?

I don't feel like this is a product recommendation question, more of a "does this tech even exist and is it feasible" question, but if I'm wrong, feel free to give this question the boot. Context: Our company has a bunch of traveling employees who…
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Clarifications on encrypted LVM in Ubuntu, RAID1, and headless server

I’ve pondered about encrypting my hard disk on my laptop and server for quite some time, but never got around to it since I don’t think I understand how encryption affects my day to day usage and the complication in setup and management. I hope to…
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Solaris, ZFS, Encrypted Boot to Secure Off Site Servers

We will be setting up a system for off site servers. All the hard disk data will be encrypted. The plan is to have a two part boot (if possible). The first part boots up and continually asks for the encryption keys so that it can decrypt the hard…
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Why make random file for loopback device for encrypted file system?

I have read a few tutorials on setting up an encrypted file system using cryptsetup. They all start with the following creation of a random file dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/cryptfile bs=1M count=10 This file would be further used to create a…
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Full disk encryption on linux (ubuntu) w/o re-installing - possible?

I work at a company that takes security very seriously (like most). Our IT guy came in today to prepare us mentally to re-install our systems after he'll apply the new encryption policy (which will basically scrape our HD clean). For our team this…
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Is possible execute crypttab config without rebooting making the encrypted device mapped and available?

I need turn a file into a encrypted device mapped on /dev/mapper/ and to do it the easier way I found is adding a named entry to /etc/crypttab pointing to image file and key file, it works fine and map the device but only on next reboot. Im doing it…
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Linux dm-crypt slowness with fast SSD

I'm experiencing slowness with an encrypted filesystem. Here are the details: # /dev/sdd: TOSHIBA PX05SVQ192B AX02 /dev/sdd # gdisk -l /dev/sdd GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.7.1 Partition table scan: MBR: protective BSD: not present …
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FreeBSD: How to extend an encrypted ZFS zroot pool

I installed a vanilla FreeBSD 11.0 (amd64) and chose the installation option "ZFS on / (encrypted)" (or however it is really called). Now I have a nice ZFS pool: root@storage:~ # zpool list NAME SIZE ALLOC FREE EXPANDSZ FRAG CAP DEDUP …
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Encrypting mapped network drives in Windows

I have Win Server 2012 and the drives of one of the HDDs connected to it are mapped as network drives in a Windows 10 client. If I encrypt those drives using bitlocker with the user account on the client, will it also be accessible for the admin…
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how do I view current tpm owner in windows?

How do I see if a TPM owner has already been set? All see are examples of how to clear the TPM, reset owner password, change owner. I just want to see if the owner is set and possibly who it is set to. Looking in tpm.msc its not obvious to me…
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How to encrypt data on an Ubuntu server built on RAID + LVM?

I'm managing a file server with two disks. The server is running Ubuntu 14.04, and it's already configured with software RAID1 (/dev/md0), and LVM on top of it. Important data is stored in /var and /srv file systems, and I'm asked to encrypt them,…
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Encrypted root partition not booting properly

I have a Debian 8 VPS with an encrypted root partition. After a kernel update a few months ago (package version 3.2.73-2+deb7u3), it stopped being able to decrypt properly on boot. As far as I can tell, the initramfs wasn't loading the crypt…
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Replacing a Self encrypting Hard Drive in an IBM xseries server raid

I have a failed drive in a RAID 5 array in an IBM x3650, Machine Type 7945. The RAID is composed entirely of original IBM SED SAS drives, 300GB ea. Unfortunately I am the purchasing Tech, not the one who goes to the server (just started this week)…
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How can I input password to manage-bde -pw option via windows powershell

I am trying to encrypt Data volume (for example E:) with the following command: manage-bde -protectors -add E: -pw When I execute the above command, it will ask for the password, so I entered it. It is successfully encrypting my data volume. Now, I…
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How can I encrypt 2008 Server Running under esxi

I have a need to run multiple 2008 R2 VMs under the free esxi. Storage will be local to the host. As I understand it, BitLocker is not a supported option in a VM environment from either Microsoft or VMware's perspective. What are my options?
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