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Questions tagged [disk-encryption]

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Does cryptsetup "Plain mode" store the hashed passphrase in each sector?

When I read the manpage for cryptsetup on Linux about "Plain mode" it says: Plain dm-crypt encrypts the device sector-by-sector with a single, non-salted hash of the passphrase. and the -c option says: --cipher, -c Set the…
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some Zimbra project planning questions

I am planning to deploy a ZCS machine in a remote DC on colocation. Using the latest Community edition Hardware: 2x SAS disks for OS in raid1, 8x SAS disks in raid10 for Zimbra, 32Gb RAM 8 CPU cores Requirements: Normal system…
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Can I encrypt a single folder in Windows Server 2008 R2 with BitLocker?

Using Windows Server 2008 R2, is there a way to encrypt a folder, not the whole disk using Bitlocker?
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ESXi encypted VMFS?

Does anyone know a (free?) way to have a fully encrypted local-disk (no NFS,iSCSI,FC) VMFS inside the hypervisor itself? I am using ESXi 4.1 U2.
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Fix a Truecrypt Volume

I've have a backup volume using truecrypt (USB Disk, entire disk (eg /dev/sdb)) accidentally added to a Windows System and then using windows that disk has been initialized. No other action has been taken on that disk. The disk no longer…
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Full disk encryption method on Ubuntu VM instances on private cloud

I have an application that needs to meet certain security and compliances. And this application needs to be deployed on a private cloud/on-prem setup (The destination platform is not yet confirmed). In order to satisfy certain compliance, I need to…
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Cryptsetup and partitions

I have the following Centos 7 system that I inherited. Here's the disk setup: # lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 200M 0 part /boot/efi ├─sda2 8:2 0 …
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How do I know a LUKS header is corrupt?

My computer froze for a long time and I pressed the reset button. After reboot, all FIVE luks-encrypted (LUKS 1) file systems will no longer open. The message I get is "No key available with this passphrase." I am sure I am using the right password.…
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Dynamic PVC/storage class encryption in GCP

I'm trying to create PVC which has the storage class encrypted. These PVCs are created dynamically. As per this link- https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/storage-classes/#gce-pd for AWS EBS, there is a parameter 'encrypted' which can be set…
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linux: truecrypt/veracrypt/luks/etc without /dev/loop*

I'm using a linux system without any /dev/loop* devices and without the loop module compiled into the kernel, and I don't have the option of upgrading the system or kernel. I want to use luks, truecrypt, veracrypt, or something similar to create a…
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Does BitLocker encrypt in-place?

I can't find explicit documentation on this anywhere: Is BitLocker doing an in-place encryption? As to, I can actually encrypt my whole running system, with the Windows partition itself, without having to install Windows from scratch?
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How can I analyze an encrypted HDD?

I have a HDD which I encrypted few years ago but I can't remember the tool I used. How can I find out if I have used TrueCrypt or VeraCrypt to encrypt my hard drive? Thanks.
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USB authentication and Encryption on Windows Environment

My boss ask me that he want to secure USB thumb drive usage on our company. He want the USB thumb drive data un-encrypted when some one authenticate to our Active Directory (AD) server whether locally or by VPN and will be encrypted if not…
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FreeIPA or similar with encrypted home for ubuntu?

I am new to sys-admin work. My objective is to setup a couple of computers with Ubuntu 16.04 which satisfy two objectives: home folders encrypted central authentication management Currently I am encrypting all home-folders with ecryptfs-utils.…
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Does disk encryption on a hyper-v partition work and is it effective and stable?

I have a new health care IT customer requirement. They're file server is a virtual 2012 R2 running on a Dell PE with 2012 R2 Hyper-V. The Dell PE with 2012 R2 Hyper-V server has two partitions. 1st partition is for the 2012 R2 OS and the 2nd…
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