Questions tagged [disk-encryption]
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Does ecryptfs support AES-256? How can I check?
I have been asked if our workstations are encrypted with AES-256. I have not been able to find this information at ecryptfs.org. Various web searches report conflicting information.
Is there a way to check what encryption is used on a…
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Unable to connect to dropbear SSH server to remotely unlock LUKS encrypted root partition on Arch Linux cloud server
I intended to setup encrypted LUKS arch linux system on a cloud server.
I installed the latest arch linux version onto LUKS-encrypted partition, configured the initramfs (installed build hooks), then installed grub bootloader and configured it to…
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How to generate a crypttab?
I installed Debian 11 on a new machine. The root filesystem is on an nvme. To copy data over I also had an old ssd in the computer while installing. Both disks were encrypted. Debian install somehow welded the ssd into the system and after removing…
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Connecting to Dropbear SSH using keyfile not possible (Permission denied (publickey))
I'm running my home server (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS) with encrypted root and try to use dropbear in initramfs to be able to unlock it remotely during boot.
To setup the remote unlocking ability I was following basically this guide: How to install LUKS…
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How do you generate a new encryption key for a drive that uses SED (Self Encryption Drive)
So I'm currently learning more about NVMe drives that ship with a feature called SED (Self Encrypting Drive). Take the Smasung 970 EVO for instance. It clearly states that it features SED.
The 970 EVO provides multiple advanced data encryption…
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What is the optimal way to protect my data from my VPS provider?
What is the optimal way to protect my data (db and source code) from my hosting provider?
Would using an encrypted volume, such as truecrypt, suffice? However - for my program to access data on the encrypted volume, it needs to be unlocked and…
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Read files from an encrypted disk?
Is it possible to read from an LUKS-encrypted disk via the terminal, e.g. by booting from a live Linux system on a USB flash drive and accessing the encrypted host computer's hard drive?
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Is it possible to umount a drive from where a program is running?
I want to run some confidential program on a cloud server. In order to protect it from being copied, I can encrypt it into a drive and mount the decrypted drive to run it. However I want to umount the decrypted drive once it sets up running in…
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How can I protect business data from being removed by an employee using encryption?
I am looking to beef up security on an office network. Aside from the obvious: physical security, limiting user privileges using Active Directory, running a firewall that does stateful packet inspection and running anti-virus software; I would like…
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Encrypted Disk (LUKS): Upgrading from RHEL 8 to RHEL 9
Known limitations - Notable known limitations of Leapp currently include:
Encryption of the whole disk or a partition, or file-system encryption currently cannot be used on a system targeted for an in-place upgrade.
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How do I upgrade my…
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When was LUKS first released?
When was Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) first released--both as an open standard and later made available as an implementation with cryptsetup?
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How to protect against in-RAM attacks
Since hosting providers are constantly under attack from hackers, encryption of the entire file system (the entire server) with tools like www.truecrypt.org seems like an absolute must to me, if you care about your users.
Now, attacks are becoming…
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