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Encryption is transforming information through a cipher to protect it from unauthorized access.

Encryption is the process of taking some information (the plain text), and transforming it (usually with a cypher and a key) so that it is secure. Assuming a sufficiently strong cypher and key have been chosen, this cyphertext can be shared widely, without the information being compromised.

The reverse of Encryption is Decryption, where the process is reversed (normally by someone holding the key and cypher details) to return the information.

See the Wikipedia Page for more details.

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Encrypted network share for multiple users

I have the following scenario: 100GB of data 5 users should be mounted on two different servers the servers are all running Ubuntu users are accessing/writing to it at the same time (not the same files) What are my options? I looked into ecryptfs…
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McAfee Drive Encryption issues with HP Elitebook 755 G2

Hi all (Sorry if this isn't the right forum to post on), I have a slightly frustrating issue involving a small collection of HP laptops and McAfee Encryption. We can encrypt the laptops absolutely fine, and they run performance wise just as well.…
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encrypt mariadb database files

I'm currently setting up an installation of mediawiki on arch linux using nginx and mariadb as a database. Since it will be a private wiki I would like to encrypt the database files using veracrypt. So far I have done the following: Straight…
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How to handle passwords in a script: in-memory VS on-file

I have a script that runs on a VPS in a cheap cloud provider. The scenario is: I trust my provider, but I prefer to make his life hard if he ever wants to steal my key. All the interested folders in the hard disk are encrypted (truecrypt or…
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SNMP access with encryption

I'd like to configure my SNMP v3 (NET-SNMP) agent to limited user range with encryption. Could you give me a short hint how to setup encryption with NET-SNMP? Do you have any experiences in using AES/3DES encryption algorithms with NET-SNMP? My…
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Debian encrypted home directory setup fails

Here's the problem: # ecryptfs-migrate-home -u INFO: Checking disk space, this may take a few moments. Please be patient. INFO: Checking for open files in /home/ Enter your login passphrase []:…
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Linux private file encryption

I need to store and secure clients files. I would like to encrypt files and not being able to open it. Only file owner can open his file. I think I’ll have to generate private key for each customer. How can I encrypt and store files without being…
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Decrypt a Header in Apache (HTTPD)

I've been asked to have a look at whether it's possible to decrypt a header during the processing of the request. The specific use case is to respond to the decrypted contents of the header by removing another header from the request (if the…
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Recomendations for this mail server setup?

EMAIL SERVER SETUP Hey, its my first time using serverfault but I hope the community can help. I am trying to build a secure email system using Linux, Postfix, Dovecot and MySQL. I have read on perot.me that you can encrypt incoming mail so I…
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Running python to unlock luks full disk encryption

I wish to make use of full disk encryption using Luks on ubuntu 14.04. However, i wish to make use of my own python script to carry out the functionality of generating the decryption key during device boot, which it then sends to lukes to allow it…
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What ciphers do I need to disable in tomcat to match a specific apache conf?

I have instructions to disable weak ciphers in apache by adding SSLCipherSuite ALL:!MD5:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!LOW:!EXP:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM to my httpd.conf. I am actually running tomcat, and in my server.xml file I have the following ciphers…
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Shibboleth SP - Signing and Encryption Key

I have a Shibboleth SP installed on Server 2012 R2. I tried to submit the metadata to be imported into the IDP and was told that without having the signing or encryption key, they won't be able to send the SP any assertions. From what I've found on…
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How do I encrypt large (20Gb+) compressed files from a backup?

I want to encrypt regularly created and compressed backup files from OpenVZ containers, before they leave the server and get copied to the providers backup space via ftp. They vary in size, from 6 to 50 GB (after being compressed, lzo) UPDATE ...…
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Sun T2/Niagara Hardware Crypto Acceleration with Debian Linux?

I wanted to use an older T2 machine as a webserver for SSL heavy websites. With Solaris, there is the crypto acceleration available which would make sense for SSL. Now I am wondering if this crypto acceleration has ever been ported to Linux? # cat…
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Using samba password to encrypt partition

I have a local server with encrypted partition just for data, which I want to serve through samba server. I want to avoid re-entering password on each server start (e.g. on electricity failure) for partition encryption. Is it possible to use entered…
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